Sports 4 Dorks

I am working on a post that will become a running list of all 30 closer situations. But let’s take a moment to talk about George Sherrill. He’s heavily rumored as part of Baltimore’s return for Erik Bedard. In my…

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I was looking at some of my baseball cards and other memorabilia.  Here’s one of my favorites, Mike Timlin circa 1990: 

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Nomar Garciaparra toiled honestly for most of nine seasons for the Red Sox. He won batting titles and the hearts of many Sox fans, but ironically the Red Sox didn’t win a world series until his departure, in favor of more defense and pitching. Nomar seemed like a sure fire Hall of Famer, hitting […]

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According to Jason Stark, the Phillies have signed Pedro Feliz to a 2 year deal. This solves the third base issue that the Phillies have been dealing with. While most baseball fans outside of the bay area have probably not heard of Pedro Feliz, the fantasy world has been aware of him as […]

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This is the fifth of a five-column series on players that I expect to enjoy a breakout campaign in 2008. To see any of the first four 2008 Breakout Candidate columns, click on the name of the player: Dustin McGowan, Stephen Drew, Chad Billingsley, Ryan Zimmerman.
So many choices, but just one spot left. […]

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Is Johan Santana going to become a Met after all? Impact Sports (Santo Domingo) reported Monday that the Mets have pulled Carlos Gomez—the outfield prospect the Twins would love in a package for Santana if the Mets are to make the deal—out of the forthcoming Carribbean Series, in which he would have played for the […]

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In a concerted effort to clean up some detritus that’s been clogging up my living space, I came upon a wealth of old Sox games and other ephemera on musty Maxell videotapes. I threw up most of the older stuff last w…

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The one on the right is Kobe. Trustme, it makes sense. Sort of.I don’t know how to put this but I’m kind of a big deal. People know me. I’m very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany.
What am I talking about, you ask? Well, starting today — and […]

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Dwyane Wade has the look of love suck in his eyes.Just like a bad rash that won’t go away no matter how many “herbal remedies” you order from illegal Mexican pharmacies, Basketbawful and Hardwood Paroxysm are back with another week of Powerless Rankings. This week, I’m walked into the Starbucks bathroom with a copy of […]

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Memphis Grizzlies (versus Memphis): The Griz got outscored 30-9 in the first quarter, which is a pretty deep hole to dig when you aren’t any good to begin with. In the absence of Pau Gasol (sore back), Darko Milicic stepped down his game by shooting 3-for-9 and grabbing only 4 rebounds in 32 minutes.
Washington Wizards […]

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