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Let's Go to the Videotape: Happy Holidays from the Mets, 2006
"Videotape" is a misnomer for this edition, as this dates from the era of the DVR. But it certainly does feel like it happened longer ago than that. I know it does for me. These are some Happy Holiday ads the Mets did after the 2006 season, which contain some footage from that once-promising...
Thursday's Frosty Mug
Some things to read while planning ahead. We got a little more insight into the Brewer managerial search yesterday. In an interview with ESPN Milwaukee, Doug Melvin told Tom Haudricourt he'd prefer to hire a manager with experience, and again expressed his desire to pick a "proven winner:" When...
Today in Sports History: September 30th
9/30/1972 - Clemente gets 3,000th hit in final AB In his final at-bat of the final game of the regular season, Roberto Clemente sends a pitch from the Mets' Jon Matlack to the outfield wall for a double. It was the 3,000th hit of his big league career, adding another accomplishment to one of the...
Happy Anniversary Willie Randolph
On this date 2 years ago, following a 9-8 loss to the Nationals, Willie Randolph uttered one of the most unforgettable quotes in Mets history: This feels very normal to me, the way a playoff race should be. When we sip the champagne later on, it'll be even sweeter. I'm not one to believe in...
Today in Sports History: June 17th
(The chase. Photo by Larry Ho, L.A. Times) 6/17/1960 - The Splendid Splinter drops 500th bombAt 41 years and 291 days old, Ted Williams hits the 500th home run of his illustrious career. Considered by many to be the greatest hitter of all time, Williams lost three full seasons when he fought...
SBN NL EAST Roundtable...Washington Nationals Edition.
Over the last few weeks the SB Nation's NL East bloggers have been participating in an NL East Roundtable Discussion which was moderated by Yahoo! Sports' Kevin Kaduk, better known as 'Duk from Yahoo Sports.com's Big League Stew. (ed. note - "Thanks, 'Duk!") The cast of characters: Peter Baker...
Tuesday's Frosty Mug
Some things to read while pondering the silver lining of the economic situation. So the NL Cy Young Award will be announced today. Landon Evanson of Bugs & Cranks and Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch both list the argument for CC Sabathia among their points to consider. Goold's post...
Monday's Frosty Mug
Welcome back to fun time. Let's open today with a Sabathia Smorgasbord. MLB Trade Rumors is reporting that the Brewers are expecting a counteroffer from CC Sabathia, once he's received offers from other teams. I was worried that counteroffer had come early when I saw this story claiming the...
Who benefits from a new coaching staff?
With Ned Yost, Mike Maddux and Jim Skaalen gone, Dale Sveum and Bill Castro returning in new roles, and the additions of Ken Macha, Willie Randolph, Brad Fischer and a bullpen coach to be named later, the Brewers are about as close as you can get to a coaching clean slate in 2009. And while the...
AFL Update...Nationals' Pitching Prospects Get Lit Up...BREAKING NEWS...Mr. Met Has Head Removed...
Willie Randolph Becomes Brewers' Bench Coach... I guess when Willie Randolph told the New York Newsday writer Ken Davidoff * that there was never an offer extended by the Nationals for him to become DC's bench coach, (as Mr. Davidoff himself had previously reported there had been), because, in Mr....
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