What’d you expect him to say? Justin Verlander should’ve won? Rays manager Joe Maddon obviously supported the Cy Young win by his ace, left-hander David Price, when asked here in Nashville earlier today. And here was the case he laid out. “Of course, there’s a lot of guys,” Maddon said during his meet-the-press gathering at … Continue Reading →
Tigers fans like to gripe about their TV team of Mario Impemba and Rod Allen being “homers.” And while that duo does tend to fall on the friendly side of analysis, they can’t hold a candle to the Hawk. Ken “Hawk” Harrelson always has been a lightning rod for opposing teams’ fans, because he’s not … Continue Reading →
No question, Johnny Damon is going play next year. The question is where. Rays manager Joe Maddon, for one, hopes it’s in Tampa Bay again. “Those are questions we’re going throughout right now,” Maddon said Monday afternoon at the winter meetings. “Johnny Damon, I’ve talked about it before. As advertised: Wonderful clubhouse guy, true professional, somebody that … Continue Reading →
When the mighty, mighty Red Sox followed their offseason spending spree with an 0-6 start to the regular season, the baseball world was left stunned, jaw drooping. But Boston and its calm manager, Terry Franconca, didn’t show a hint of panic. Then they were .500 by mid-May and in first place by the end of … Continue Reading →
Former Tigers outfielder Johnny Damon had a little fun in pregame warmups tonight, donning the Sam Fuld superhero cape that’ll be given out to fans at Sunday’s Rays-Indians game. The Fuld promotion (which, by the way, looks like the cape that’ll be given away to kids on Justin Verlander day on July 3 in Detroit) … Continue Reading →
A guy here in the office, a pretty knowledgeable baseball fan actually, was asked the other day to name the former Tiger who’s leading all of the American League in hitting. So in his head, he went up and down just about every team’s lineup before he got to Tampa Bay, where he quickly dismissed … Continue Reading →