Via Bleacher Report It’s been just over a month since the San Francisco Giants won the World Series for the second time in three years. And it was pretty darn good timing that this was also the year that I gathered a few of my friends to periodically write about the team. We called those check-ins, the SF Giants Heat Check . For those of you who followed our posts, we gave you a deep and inside look at the club through the eyes of […]
Sweet Chin Muzak – All-Star Game Memories
The 82nd Major League Baseball All-Star game is next Tuesday. When I was a young baseball fan, the best day of the baseball season was the day the National League All-Stars played against the American League All-Stars. Remember, this was a time before ESPN televised a few baseball games each week. It was a time before there was a cable station devoted entirely to baseball. It was the only guaranteed way to watch the best players, the guys whose baseball […]
Sweet Chin Muzak – It Ain’t The Hall Of Judgmental Baseball Writers
The Baseball Hall Of Fame is the most prestigious sports hall of fame out there. Because of that fact, it’s also the most discussed and scrutinized as well. The Baseball Writers Association of America vote on the Hall of Fame, which leads to a lot of discussion. You’re asking people who watched and wrote about the game to vote for the game’s best players rather than the players themselves. You think it’s smart to be nice to the media? The […]