Pitching is such a vital part of the game, as far as winning is concerned.

On most teams the set up man has become more valuable, on others not so valuable.

Something to keep in mind — it’s raining lightly. The infield could be very wet on ground balls.

What is a drop and drive pitcher? He is a guy who drops and drives. Very simple.

So by guessing right you might have guessed wrong.

Giambi walks too much. He’s always clogging up the bases with all that walking.

As a new day begins in New York, the sun sets in Hawaii.

If football is a game of inches then baseball is a game of inch.

If that ball had more elevation, it would have been a home run.

If the double play is a pitcher’s best friend, what is a fielder’s choice? An acquaintance?

It’s better to have a fast runner on base than a slow one.

One thing about ground balls. They don’t go out of the ball park.

The reason we call that pitch up and in is because the arms are attached to the shoulder.

He wears his hat like a left hander!

Any ball that goes down is much heavier than any ball that stays on the same plane.

The blood on his sock looks exactly like Oklahoma!

You don't want to use too many statistics. The ones that apply to a July or August game won't be relevant on Saturday.

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Boom! Another A-Bomb on A-Rod

By Jason Snell, August 3, 2011

ESPN New York is reporting that Major League Baseball is investigating Alex Rodriguez for suspected illegal gambling. (I’m shocked, shocked, that there might be gambling in this establishment! And hey, is that Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon?)

“We’re taking this very seriously,” [an MLB executive] said…. “I would say a possible suspension would be very much in play.”… Rodriguez still employs his cousin, Yuri Sucart, after fingering him as the “mule” who transported his performance-enhancing drugs in 2003 after his steroid usage was revealed in a 2009 Sports Illustrated story… “You get the feeling that Alex says what he thinks he needs to say to get by, and then goes out and does what he wants,” the MLB executive said.

I guess it was only a matter of time before this blog’s obsession with disgraced gambler ballplayers collided with its obsession with arrogant sports franchises.

[photo: Keith Allison/Flickr]

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