P0hoto by MAY JAMES/AFP via Getty Images It is New Year's Day, so I’ve considered resolutions and wondered if others still do them. I generally make them, but the follow-through doesn’t always happen. Sometimes it does. Sometimes..... This year? The usual ‘get in shape’ thing is an evergreen. I’m in pretty good shape. I play tennis and squash a lot. But I do this MS … [Read more...] about New Year’s Resolutions?
Hall Of Fame Ballot: Ben Zobrist
Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images We made it to the end of the list! Yay! It is Ben Zobrist’s first time on the Hall of Fame ballot. Zobrist played for 14 years in the MLB. He played for four teams, the Rays, Cubs, A’s and Royals, but I only think of him as a Tampa Bay Ray. He played in 1651 games. Hit .266/.357/.426 with 167 home runs, 116 steals … [Read more...] about Hall Of Fame Ballot: Ben Zobrist
What Brings Us All Here?
Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A baseball fan? Why? Why not lawn bowling? It’s not Taylor Swift, is it? Let’s get all existential this AM, shall we? I was recently asked, “Why do you like Baseball? Baseball’s boring!” This was a young person at work. Ye Olde Salt Mines is LITTERED with young people. More than a few of them born in the 2000s, … [Read more...] about What Brings Us All Here?
Happy Birthday Esteban Loaiza
Photo by Dave Sandford/Getty Images And Jesse Carlson and Sil Campusano Former Blue Jays starter Esteban Loaiza turns 53 today. You’ll likely remember the Jays trading then-minor leaguer Michael Young (and Darwin Cubillan) in July 2000. You may have heard of Young. He went on to have a pretty decent career. Loaiza? He was 28 at the time. He had 160 games behind him, 131 … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Esteban Loaiza
Off-Topic: What was the best part of your year?
Photo by SAEED KHAN/AFP via Getty Images I’m not thrilled with the lack of news coming from the Jays. And I’ve had enough of rumours that don’t turn into anything. So, for the last few years, we’d been asking a couple of New Year’s Eve-type questions. The idea was stolen from Minor Leaguer. What was the best thing that happened to you this year? What was the best part … [Read more...] about Off-Topic: What was the best part of your year?