I just love a good baseball comeback story, and the Nationals' Dmitri Young has got to be in the lead for the Comeback Player of the Year award. ESPN has a great story up right now about Young's amazing turnaround. The former Detroit Tiger is currently in third place in the NL for BA, … Read more »
Anyone who reads this blog on a semi-regular basis knows that I am a huge fan of Dodgers' catcher (and 2007 All-Star hopeful), Russell Martin. If you have any doubts about this man's huge abilities and sky-high potential, you owe it to yourself to check out this ESPN article and accompanying video. Doesn't this just make … Read more »
The Padres have sent catcher Rob Bowen and minor league OF Kyler Burke to the Cubs in return for catcher Michael Barrett and cash (possibly more than $1M).This is no blockbuster trade–we're swapping mediocrity for mediocrity here–but the Padres appear to be on the better side of the deal, at least for now.Rob Bowen … Read more »
Good news for MartinHeads: The Dodgers' sophomore catcher Russell Martin has jumped to the top of NL All-Star balloting! Martin has now overtaken former Dodgers' backstop Paul Lo Duca, and is several hundred thousand votes up on Brian McCann, Johnny Estrada and Bengie Molina. Unless one of these guys goes on a tear in the coming weeks, I … Read more »
"The crowd makes the ballgame. How much pepper do you suppose a player would show if games were played to empty seats." – Ty Cobb, Hall of Fame outfielder (1905-1928)