Hosts Jed Rigney and Jon Sumple take an offbeat look at the world of baseball. Jon is a veteran writer currently involved in a love affair with the English language. Jed is an award-winning filmmaker who fancies himself a baseball writer.
Bartolo Colon, Juan Marichal and How Baseball Has Changed
There’s a heartwarming video of Bartolo Colon celebrating his 45th birthday in the Texas Rangers clubhouse. I could say more about what’s on the video, but let’s say it’s about as unique as Colon himself. Birthdays get better with age…and …
This Week in Baseball – Red Hot Sox, Puerto Rico Series, Weather Delays, Bartolo Colon, Bryan Price Fired
Puerto Rico Series is a big hit… The Cleveland Indians and the Minnesota Twins travelled to Puerto Rico to face off in two regular season games. Even through island-wide power outages, the two teams managed to play exciting games with …
Beltre, Colon Mark the End of an Era
The 20th century is about to yield to the 21st in Major League Baseball. In dedicating his album Scarecrow to his recently departed grandfather, John Mellencamp wrote “There is nothing more sad or glorious than generations changing hands.” And, whether …
How about a Big Sexy Double Play?
When Bartolo Colon pitches, interesting things just seem to happen. Sure, the game was already decided last night when he came in, and the Texas Rangers were on the wrong end of the decision. However, somebody had to eat up …
’70s-Born MLB Players Nearing Extinction
In case you missed it — and many people reading this probably did — the 1970s were a wild time. The decade gave us Star Wars and Space Invaders, The Fonz and Farrah Fawcett, Van Halen and Disco Demolition Night. …
