As we finish the year and prepare to head into 2015, here are some thoughts about the mid-term elections in early November and how it will impact the political landscape for the next two years and, in particular, the 2016 presidential race. Two years after his re-election, Obama’s party suffered a humiliating defeat at the […]
Should the BBWAA vote for Bonds and Clemens for the Hall of Fame? This time of year, for the third time, nearly 600 members of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) must ponder the question: should they vote for Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens for the Hall of Fame? We’re talking about two of […]
For a baseball fan, one of the great treats at the start of the New Year is the announcement of the newest class of Hall of Fame players as voted by the Baseball Writers Association of America. The anticipation felt by fans throughout the country is surpassed only by the anticipation and angst felt by […]
After the disappointment of losing out on the Jon Lester sweepstakes, it didn’t take Boston General Manager Ben Cherington long to turn to Plans B, C, D, acquiring three new pitchers to fill out the Red Sox’ starting rotation within 24 hours of the Lester news. Boston, say hello to Wade Miley, Rick Porcello and […]
(written 9/3/12) Why a woman’s right to choose will NEVER be taken away… If you’ve been watching TV or reading about the presidential campaign, you may have noticed that there have been talking points about the Republican Party’s “War on Women.” It started early in the year with the nonsense over the ObamaCare mandate […]
So Jon Lester, owner of two Championship rings with the Boston Red Sox, is saddling up his workhorse stuff in Chicago, where he’ll attempt to help the Cubs win their first title in 106 years. DID THE RED SOX TRULY BLOW IT WITH JON LESTER?
For baseball fans that love the Hall of Fame and were disappointed when the Hall’s “Golden Era” committee failed to elect any new players into Cooperstown, Wednesday brought an unexpected treat, the announcement that legendary sportscaster Dick Enberg was honored with the Ford C. Frick Award and will be inducted into the broadcasters’ wing of […]
Less than four weeks after falling to the ground, clutching the final out of the San Francisco Giants thrilling 7-game World Series win, Pablo Sandoval switched coasts and signed a five-year contract with the Boston Red Sox. Hours later the Sox pulled a double California dip when they inked Dodgers’ shortstop Hanley Ramirez to a […]
Today at 11:00a in San Diego at baseball’s Winter Meetings, Hall of Fame chairman Jane Forbes Clark took the podium in the first significant scheduled news event of the week to announce the new inductee(s) to baseball’s Hall of Fame from the “Golden Era Committee.” Ten candidates, whose primary contributions to the game occurred between […]
In Part 4 of this series on the Golden Era ballot for the Hall of Fame, we’ll comment on the credentials of Luis Tiant, Minnie Minoso, Ken Boyer, Tony Oliva, Billy Pierce, Maury Wills and Bob Howsam. Enjoy! HALL OF FAME CASES FOR TIANT, MINOSO, KAAT, BOYER, OLIVA, PIERCE, WILLS, HOWSAM