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The aim of this blog is to put a spotlight on players and teams that play the game the "right way". I like guys and hustle and give 100% day in and day out. This blog will often focus on the unsung heroes of baseball, not the high-paid superstars. I als
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Denny Matthews: One of baseball's best broadcasters
Nothing flows quite as smoothly or as steadily across the American Plains as the voice of Denny Matthews. The winds of the Plains are gusty and harsh. Weather changes erratically, from day-to-day, hour-to-hour, minute-to-minute. One thing remains the...
McLouth and Granderson homer
Two BCB favorites homered today in a Spring Training matchup between the Pirates and Tigers. Nate McLouth knocked a three-run homer in the fifth inning. Curtis Granderson hit a solo shot in Tigers half of the same inning. Both homers were the players...
Hillman's Farm Team
Trey Hillman, skipper of the Kansas City Royals, is inviting his infield down to his Texas farm for a mini-camp. Hillman has cleared a goat pasture at his home and turned it into a professionally installed AstroTurf infield. "That used to be the goat...
Baseball, Memories, and Place
While I was watching this game between the Pirates and Cubs last night on MLB Network, I couldn't help but think about the last game that I attended at Three Rivers Stadium, this game. I began to think about the game itself but also other events that...
Mark Teixeira will surely be booed in Baltimore now
Mark Teixeira will surely be booed by fans in his home city of Baltimore after what he said today during his Yankee introduction. Teixeira admitted that he was one of those guys - wearing a Yankee cap to Orioles games. In his press conference today, ...
Davies is a real throwback
Kyle Davies, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals, is a throwback to a different era when major league baseball players had offseason jobs. Davies, get this, is working construction as a laborer! He is digging ditches, pouring concrete, and doing whate...
A Polemic on XM's Holden Kushner
I have been a loyal XM radio listener for almost four years. My dial is tuned to MLB talk radio 95 percent of the time. I've always found their hosts informative, knowledgeable, and respectful of all fan bases until lately, when a punk named Holden K...
Mark Teahen to the Tribe?
I just saw this surprising tidbit of information on the KC Star website - apparently the Royals are exploring a deal to send Mark Teahen to the Cleveland Indians.Teahen would be a great pickup for the Tribe. I must admit, however, that I would be sor...
Royal Blue Grit
The Kansas City Royals will end their 2008 season today after an absolutely stunning bout of September baseball. The Royals are on a five game winning streak and have come away as the victors in 13 of their last 15 games. Kansas City also has an eigh...
The Royals are still playing
Just in case you haven't noticed... the Kansas City Royals are still playing, and they're doing a pretty good job of it. Many of the young, fiery Royals are playing for a spot on next year's team (or at least a look) and the hustle and energy seems t...
Tribe bribes
The Cleveland Indians had to bribe fans to come to their game against the Kansas City Royals yesterday.Tribe radio announcer, Tom Hamilton, described the attendance of the first game of a day/night doubleheader as more of a "gathering" than a crowd.T...
The end of a season
Evidence of fall is already here. Here in northwestern Ohio, football season is in full swing and most radio talk shows have moved away from discussing the Tribe, Tigers, and Mud Hens for news of the Buckeyes, Wolverines, Browns, and Lions. Don't get...
Jose Guillen doesn't like Royals fans and vice versa
Jose Guillen of the Kansas City Royals - what a piece of work. The guy is classless, lazy, a clubhouse cancer, and apparently does not like disapproving remarks from fans at Kauffman Stadium (see video). I don't know what the fan said to him, but reg...
Letter to Fans becoming a trend
If you are a fan of a bad or "rebuilding" team then you may have received one of these in the past year - a letter from your team's owner and/or GM. Pirates fans received a letter from their newly appointed GM, Neal Huntington, this past February. Ne...
Get your baseball geography fix with Royals Review
If you are a baseball geography dork like me, you'll love Royals Review's series of posts on cities and towns of the Kansas City Royals radio network. Royals Review writes: The Royals Radio Network is comprised of over eighty affiliates and stretches...
Griffey exits early in KC; Junior fan goes deep
Griffey showed signs of his defensive brilliance in centerfield today. He made a terrific diving grab (at least it sounded great from the mouth of Royals HOF announcer Denny Matthews). That, unfortunately, didn't keep him in the game. Griffey was pul...
Winning debuts for Bay and Griffey
Jason Bay and Ken Griffey Jr. had winning debuts with their new teams.Bay has temporarily renamed Red Sox Nation to "The Bay State." He received standing ovations during pregame introductions and prior to his first at-bat and he certainly showcased h...
New faces in new places
Tonight is an exciting night for baseball because three big names will be making their debuts for their new teams.Ken Griffey Jr. will join the White Sox in Kansas City to take on the Royals. Unfortunately, I no longer leave near K.C. or I would defi...
Central Division Excitement
Both the National and American Leagues experienced some intra-divisional excitement in their Central divisions on Tuesday night. For the NL Central it was Cincinnati's Jay Bruce making his major league debut at GABP in a contest with the Pittsburgh P...
When good fans go bad
For the past several years I have often asked myself the question, “When do good fans go bad?” By “good” fans I mean extremely loyal and supportive of the team through thick and thin and, maybe most importantly, not booing players who work ha...
If it snows on Opening Day, get over it
We that live in the American Midwest know that weather can change in an instant. For many baseball fans in great blue-collar cities like Cleveland and Detroit, dealing with snow is part of life and that includes Opening Day.Last year the Indians had ...
Geography-based interleague matchups
'Duk of Big League Stew comments on ten interleague matchups that should become annual.Dodgers vs. YankeesBrewers vs. White SoxGiants vs. AngelsCubs vs. TigersPhillies vs. Red SoxCardinals vs. TwinsPirates vs. IndiansNationals vs. Blue JaysRockies vs...
