Sorry for the radio silence on my part on the site the last week. A much overdue and needed vacation and some time on the beach has me ready for the second half of the season. Given that I've not been able to watch the team since the second game in New York, I figured [...]...

White Sox General Manager Kenny Williams made a number of great moves in the off-season, including the additions of Nick Swisher, Orlando Cabrera, Scott Linebrink, and Octavio Dotel; but it is beginning to look like the signing of Alexei Ramirez may have been the best one. In January, the White Sox and Ramirez agreed to a [...]...

Dave Ricketts has died of renal failure. He is mostly remembered as a longtime Cardinal coach and catching instructor. He spent his last season as a player - 1970 - as a Pirate. His first gig as a coach was also with the Bucs, starting immediately after his playing career ended. Ricketts joined the Pirates after [...]...

The sun-baked bleachers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington had not even completely emptied before five Texas Rangers - four players and their undoubtedly excited head trainer, Jamie Reed - began to make their final preparations for the roughly 1,400-mile flight from the Metroplex to bustling New York City. Three of those players - Ian Kinsler, Michael [...]...

Today I had a of things I needed to get done around the house. An online test to take (I passed, thank you very much), some painting, and final touches on a bathroom renovation, that took entirely too much time last weekend. I didn't figure to get any time to watch the game, especially since [...]...