In today’s Prospectus Hit and Run, I tackle the disappointing performance of the ever-enigmatic Javier Vazquez, who was once again pounded on Saturday. He’s carrying a 9.78 ERA and has allowed eight homers in his 23 innings. What’s more, he hasn’t gotten past four innings in either of his past two starts. The boos are …
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Most of the handwringing regarding the Sox’s slow start boils down to concern about Ortiz, who’s in the final year of a four-year, $52 million deal. It took just two games and seven futile at-bats before the calls for his benching began, and at this writing he’s now 6-for-41 with 17 strikeouts and zero homers; …
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So this past Sunday I got up to Yankee Stadium for my first game of the season, where my friend Julie and I watched Dandy Andy Pettitte and the Yankees subdue the Rangers, 5-2. Given last year’s ugly ticket drama, I’m pleased to report that we’ve moved up in the world. Last year, we were …
What happens when a baseball outsider lands what seemed to be the job of her (yes, her) dreams, covering the two New York baseball teams as a beat reporter? What happens when that job is just as suddenly yanked away when her publisher goes through yet another regime change? Having crossed the line into professionalism, …
Continue reading ‘Ballgame Barbie She Ain’t: Emma Span’s 90% of the Game is Half Mental’ »
A bit groggy here after a long week which began with a fun ballpark trip to a Baseball Prospectus event in Baltimore — one which included Orioles president Andy MacPhail, six BP authors, and XM Radio hosts Mike Ferrin and Grant Paulsen — and was capped by having stayed up past 2:00 AM on each of the …
Continue reading ‘From the Streets of Baltimore to the Sofas of Brooklyn’ »
Today marks the 63rd anniversary of one of the great days in American history, the day that Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier by taking the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers. It’s a day to pause a moment and reflect upon Robinson’s immeasurable courage in battling racism, and the impact his bold success had on …
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I know I tweeted about this, but I forgot to post it here. Last Friday, Steven Goldman and I paid a visit to the WNYC studio in Tribeca and sat down for a 15-minute segment on “The Brian Lehrer Show.” WNYC, for those not in the know, is a member station of National Public Radio …
Malcolm McClaren, the Svengali behind the Sex Pistols, passed away on Thursday at the age of 64. McLaren’s audacious promotion helped turn the Pistols into Public Enemy Number One in England during 1976, and he certainly bears a good deal of responsibility for popularizing punk as a fashion statement via his London boutique, SEX. But …
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