It looks like Tony Clark has said he'd waive his no-trade clause in a move out of Arizona, with the Chicago Cubs being mentioned as a destination. He isn't complaining or demanding a trade, but rather saying that if moving him out of the Arizona will help the team, then so be it.
The Florida [...]
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John Lackey allowed five walks against the Tigers on Wednesday afternoon. That was the only significant damage inflicted upon the Angels starter in his eight innings of one-hit work. Scot Shields only allowed one hit in a scoreless as the Tigers were dumped 4-0 in the final game of a nine-game, three city, [...]
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One of the biggest stories of the young 2006 season is the explosion of runs we’ve seen in just under a month. Theories of why include a juiced ball, drug policies, and continued watering-down of starting pitching. The juiced ball theory has been the most prolific thus far as many want to believe [...]
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On Thursday of last week, I attended a special symposium held at the University of Texas focusing on performance enhancing drugs and sports. The panel featured columnists from across the nation including Howard Bryant, Gary Jacobsen, Richard Justice, T.J. Quinn, Mark Fainaru-Wada, and Lance Williams. University of Texas professor John Hoberman, an author [...]
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On Monday, I’ll report about the Symposium I attended yesterday, which was fantastic. For now, my thoughts on today’s series winner against the A’s.
Despite working with a lead before tossing a single pitch, Jeremy Bonderman promptly put he and the Detroit Tigers up against it. After a Magglio Ordonez RBI-double, Bonderman gave the [...]
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