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Bob Feller, 92 and one of the eldest living Hall of Famers, has entered hospice care. Wishing him the best of care, of course, but this is never a good sign. sigh. Be prepared for some sad news not far off, baseball fans. Any good stories about Feller, either during his playing days, or after...

I found this schedule on the actual BBWAA website. Is this credible information, or should fans pencil in one or all of the many incorrect schedules flitting about on the web? Monday, Nov. 15: AL & NL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Awards. Tuesday, Nov. 16: NL Cy Young Award. Wednesday...

I found this schedule on the actual BBWAA website. Is this credible information, or should fans pencil in one or all of the many incorrect schedules flitting about on the web? Monday, Nov. 15: AL & NL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Awards. Tuesday, Nov. 16: NL Cy Young Award. Wednesday...

Barring major injury, yes... and easily, or at least as easily as 3000 hits ever arrives. A mere 3k? Feh! I wanna see him take down Rose.

2009 American League Gold Gloves: C - Joe Mauer, Twins. 1B - Mark Teixeira, Yankees. 2B - Placido Polanco, Tigers. SS - Derek Jeter, Yankees. 3B - Evan Longoria, Rays. OF1 - Torii Hunter (CF), Angels. OF2 - Ichiro Suzuki (RF), Mariners. OF3 - Adams Jones (CF), Orioles. P - Mark Buehrle, White...

Definitely Moneyball. Great book. The A's aren't an expansion team, though.

He would fall short of the Hall's mandatory ten major league seasons for consideration. However, given his unique status -- a gloriously successful career on both sides of the Pacific, and honor upon honor during his MLB tenure -- one could imagine that the Hall would bennnnnnd its rules a wee...

Yeah, that's Garvey. Besides being a very recognizable face, the autograph at the bottom is a giveaway.

left? Do the Royals have any fans left? Maybe the Royals need an owner who didn't make his bones running Wal-mart. The bad decisions Moore has made aren't particularly worse than other GMs have made, but running the Royals means there's less leeway for mistakes to be made. And I, granted just a...

Continue enforcing the processes and procedures specified in the collectively bargained Joint Drug Agreement. It IS working. Number of second PED violations in the major leagues: zero.

I'm gonna go with Jesse Barfield. Could hit a laser spot from 400 feet. Other names that might pop up: Evans, Parker, Meusel, Clemente, Reggie Smith.

He doesn't yet have the minimum ten seasons played -- he'll tick that off on Opening Day next season -- but given his career arc, it's hard to imagine otherwise. He is not yet a member of the Japan Baseball Hall Of Fame. The JBHOF website does not mention a ten-season minimum (as the more...

Very little. Championships are a nice bonus, of course, but are very much a team effort, not the product of the efforts of one player. And a list of great players who never hoisted the trophy -- by either playing before such a thing existed, or by never getting the chance, or by being denied...

So, are you a complete sucker, or a co-conspirator? Fail. ----- Sure. Right. Post the link, and I will gladly retract my denunciation. In the meanwhile -- Fail.

Oh yeah. The steroids scandal is the gift that keeps on giving -- column inches to fill, empty rants to vent, dogpiles to mount whenever another leak or allegation comes out. The media loooooves harping on the steroids scandal. It's like the last two lines of "Blame Canada": "We must blame...