Congratulations

To The Big Unit Randy Johnson, who reached 300 career wins today. Here’s a pic to commemorate the occasion.

Thanks to BJ for finding this one. Seasons change, but apparently, Randy Johnson’s face does not.
Do they do busts of people in Cooperstown for the HoF? Johnson’s NEEDS to have the mullet and the dirty ’stache.
In any [...]

Carl Crawford Steals Bases

Sorry for the lack of posts. I just haven’t had the urge to write lately. I’ve been in an awful funk that I just can’t shake. Hopefully I’m able to snap ot of it soon. Having some fun with my family this weekend surely helped, as did making an awesome dinner last night.
But you see, [...]

2009 MLB Predictions: A “The Peanut Gallery” Exclusive

The 2009 Major League Baseball Season is upon us, and with it comes some lofty (and some not so lofty) expectations for the 30 MLB teams. Mike Russell, one of the authors at The Peanut Gallery, has offered his preview of the season. Most of his views line up quite nicely with the opinions of [...]

Japanese and American Baseball: Part 4

The conclusion of my essay on how Japanese and American culture plays itself out through the sport of baseball.
It was during this time that Japan as an individual nation was looking for a place among the countries of the growing market. In an age of perceived Social Darwinism, Roden writes that “many assumed that only [...]

Japanese and American Baseball: Part 3

The continuance of my essay on how Japanese and American culture plays itself out through the sport of baseball.
By the 1890s baseball had become one of the most popular collegiate sports in Japan despite the constant exclusion from the game the Japanese often faced by Americans. Through the victories of Ichikō in Tokyo, the dominant [...]

Japanese and American Baseball: Part 2

The continuance of my essay on how Japanese and American culture plays itself out through the sport of baseball.

In order to fully understand the integration of baseball into the Japanese culture, it must be noted how the game came to the islands from the West. In an essay titled “Baseball and the Quest for National [...]

Japanese and American Baseball: Part 1

And then there were 3. Last night, the Korean National Team was able to soundly eliminate Venezuela 10-2, clinching a spot in the WBC final. They await the winner of USA vs. Japan, who play today.
The US-Japan match up is intriguing from a historical perspective. Baseball is often considered the quintessential American game, the national [...]

You Are Dead To Me!

The feel good story of the 2008 baseball season may end up leaving a bitter aftertaste in the mouths of Rays fans everywhere. Rocco Baldelli, who has been the face of the franchise for many years, has signed a one year contract with the Boston Red Sox Sux. Blasphemy.
Not the sort of news I enjoy [...]

It Might Be That Time…

Well, it looks like the Rays are more than happy to gift wrap the division and happily hand it over to the Red Sox without any sort of fight. I mean it’s 13-3 last time I checked. Could we have gotten a worse start from Kazmir? Dare I say David Price takes his spot in [...]

Two Interesting Stories

You can always count on Yahoo! to keep churning out interesting stories. First in entertainment…

I seriously laughed out loud when I read Robert Downey Jr.’s comments about summer blockbuster rival “The Dark Knight.” As the article points out, there has always been a rivalry between Marvel and DC, as well as between preference between its [...]