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*It’s NOT Gonna Happen
Damn it, man! I really wanted to see the Cubs make it to the N.L.C.S only to send my former boy, Manny Ramirez packing for the season. You know, it’s sad that Fukudome went from being more popul...
Kevin Maas, alive & filthy rich
In the 90’s, there was no man who brought more rookie hype to the hobby than New York Yankees’ Don Mattingly replacement, Kevin Maas. Even though his career fizzed out by 1994, Maas contin...
Imagine facing this kid in school!
This is just scary! I never knew anyone could get that kind of spin on a wiffle ball. How much longer before this kid is winning 20 games a season in the Majors? ...
Card Spotlight - ‘92 Score
There is not a brand I dislike more than Score. Sure, they came out with the lovable Sportsflics but aside from their 1988 debut, their cards always came in last place when competing with Topps & ...
Say goodbye to O.J. Simpson!
Former N.F.L great, “movie star”, and guy who may have killed two people, might never be a free man again. O.J. Simpson was convicted on 12 criminal counts last night (link), including kid...
Renewed interest in Tony Clark
Very early in the season Tatiana and I attended two Marlins home games versus the San Diego Padres. The second game was highlighted by a pitching duel between the legendary Hall of Fame pitcher, Greg ...
Jose Canseco is nothing without baseball
It’s hard for anyone to find sympathy in their hearts for someone like Jose Canseco. After all, Jose lived like a rock star, made millions of dollars playing a game, and has been with some of th...
Tony Gwynn, don’t speak…
Tony was a monster hitter back in the day and was perhaps one of the most underrated base runners of the 80’s (56 Steals in ‘87) but his voice is making me turn to reruns of Family Guy tha...
Ambiorix Burgos is one classy Met!
Ambiorix Burgos, a 24-year old pitcher who came up with the Kansas City Royals in 2005 is now a wanted man by authorities in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (link). Police say that Burgos was drivin...
Is the rookie HR record legit?
We all know “Big Mac” pretty much blew all chances of entering the Hall of Fame by refusing to “talk about the past” a few years ago. It’s a shame that there is so much e...
Evan Longoria now has competition!
Let me just state the obvious before I begin. I am so damn jealous of the Tampa Bay Rays it’s impossible to hide. Keep in mind that for 2 1/2 seasons I was a Devil Rays fan, cheering for Jose Ca...
Card Spotlight - ‘98 Topps Chrome
I never understood the reasoning behind placing 3-4 rookies on one card. How often does 100% of the group actually find success in the Majors? If anything, it creates a sort of baseball card curse whi...
The Mets Choke, part II
There is no trophy for being a “spoiler” and while I would much rather have my Marlins in the playoffs, eliminating the Mets from contention, in their very final game at Shea Stadium is pe...
The slow death of “Fernandomania”
Coming to America in 1988 as an impressionable and fatherless child was the ultimate rude awakening for me. Even before I learned the language I fell in love with the culture and knew the lyrics to &#...
Grading the 2008 Florida Marlins
It’s been one hell of a season and despite being into baseball since the late 80’s, it’s the first time I have sat by a team’s side from day one. Today, the Marlins knocked the...
Who wants Dan Uggla on their team?
Looks like a huge fire sale is about to take place once again. The Miami Herald is reporting that both Mike Jacobs & Dan Uggla will be available for a trade during the off-season. Both Uggla and J...
Ben Grieve reads Wax Heaven
A few weeks ago I wrote about how great comeback stories are and began to speculate on two would-be great stories for 2009. In the article (link) I wrote that both Jose Cruz Jr. and former American Le...
‘Talkin’ Softball’ - Where are they now?
Ask a baseball fan his or her favorite episode of The Simpsons and 9 out of 10 times their answer should be ‘Homer at the Bat’, the episode in which Mr. Burns hires a bunch of professional...
Bengie Molina is seriously whipped
Our Puerto Rican friend from San Francisco has been sued by none other than his ex-wife (link). Josefa alleges that Bengie and Merrill Lynch conspired to send funds, assets, and property to the Giants...
The Almighty Dollar - Guest Editorial
Do you think the amount of money an athlete gets paid affects how their career will play out? Today athletes in the United States and various countries get paid an outrageous amount of money to play ...
Please don’t “K.O” Ichiro…
Well, it looks like the worst team in baseball, the Seattle Mariners, had a player who was mighty jealous of one of the greatest hitters in our generation, Ichiro Suzuki. In this article (link), someo...
The sad story of Brien Taylor
In 1991, there was no prospect with more potential than Brien Taylor, who was drafted #1 overall by the New York Yankees. While being “advised” by Scott Boras, Taylor was signed for $1.55 ...
Todd Jones is like your ex-girlfriend
Look at the way he is trying to give Detroit Tigers fans a guilt trip! (link) Jones, who might not be the biggest fan of Clay Aiken (link), led the league in saves in 2000 and had been one of the best...
The Marlins are officially dead
Much thanks to Fredi Gonzalez! I believe M.L.B should investigate both Fredi & Kevin Gregg because I cannot imagine two guys being worse for the team than these two. Kevin Gregg, who leads the Maj...
Apparently Yankee Stadium is closing?
Well, this is news to me… You know, as much as I talk crap about the “evil” Yankees I think it would be wrong of me not to admit that three of my all-time favorite baseball players p...
Wax Heaven @ Flickr
Unless there is some miracle (or the Mets choke again), tonight was the final baseball game for Tatiana and I until 2009. Of course, there are plenty of archives to go through. You could start with &#...
‘After the Game’ report - 9-21-08
Florida Marlins Robert Andino - came out to talk with family but unfortunately ignored all requests by fans for photos/autographs. Chris Volstad - For what seems like the one hundredth time, Chris cam...
Phillies vs. Marlins (pics!)
This was one of those games you hate to be a part of. The sun was hot, the offense was weak, and Jaime Moyer whooped on the Fish once again! This was a terrible way to end the season. Below are a few ...
The Marlins just don’t understand
It was another brutally hot Sunday which also happened to be the last home game of the season. The morning turnout happened to be bigger than usual which is normally a great thing since it’s on ...
Gary Sheffield is a “GANGSTA”
There are just some things you don’t do in life. Beaning Gary “Metalface” Sheffield is one of them, unless you are Hall of Fame bound that is. You see, Garry is a little upset that h...