Category Archives: MLB

Ryan Dempster Fined $2,500 for Plunking A-Rod; Fundraising Ideas Abound
August 20, 2013

by Kent Sterling When I read that Ryan Dempster was fined the very manageable amount of $2,500 for his fastball to the very selfish and non-contrite ribs of Alex Rodriguez, I thought, “Man, what a great fundraising idea!”  For $2,500, I might have one more legit fastball in the wing to unleash. Then I started […]

Cubs Shortstop Starlin Castro Booted from Game by Dale Sveum After After Brain Fart
August 17, 2013

by Kent Sterling Not sure who should be blamed for the continued defensive idiocy of Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro, but it’s not manager Dale Sveum. Click Here to follow Kent on Twitter In today’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Cardinals loaded the bases with one in the top of the fifth in a […]

A-Rod – or A-Rat – Should Watch “Goodfellas” as a Primer for Behavior
August 17, 2013

 by Kent Sterling “Never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut.”  Jimmy Conway It’s hard to take seriously the relentless denials from Alex Rodriguez.  If you believe Rodriguez, he not only hasn’t juiced since 2003, he’s never taken a strike, pissed in the woods, or made an illegal u-turn.  The latest denial […]

Baseball Is Wrong for Considering Replay for All Calls
August 15, 2013

by Kent Sterling Every call on the field may be reviewed if a proposal submitted to Commissioner Bud Selig by Major League Baseball Executive Vice President Joe Torre is approved. What a nightmare.  I’ll pack a pillow next time I attend a game.  That’s exactly what baseball needs is another reason to slow the action even […]

Happy 25th Birthday to Wrigley Field Lights – They Haven’t Helped Much
August 8, 2013

by Kent Sterling Twenty-five years ago tonight, an exceptionally old man named Harry Grossman wheezed, “Let there be lights!”, pressed a button on a box with some wires sticking out of the bottom, and the lights came on at Wrigley Field for the first time. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter Grossman was one […]

Hailing Bud Selig as the Guy Who Ended the PED Scandal Is Ludicrous
August 5, 2013

by Kent Sterling National media folks who line up to kiss Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig’s ring for his work to solve the PED problem in baseball are nauseatingly wrong. The steroid age never went anywhere.  Players still juice, just with different stuff than before.  The consequences for doping still fail to deter those who feel […]

Hey Bud! Ban Alex Rodriguez for Life, or Be Doomed
August 1, 2013

by Kent Sterling Can Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig pour a cup of coffee without consulting an attorney?  Does he need Alan Dershowitz to call his cardiologist to negotiate an extra pack of sugar or dollop of creamer? It’s time for Bud to sack up and lead, or get the hell out of the way. Click here to […]