We’ve all watched the sign stealing scandal surrounding the Astros and Red Sox unfold these past couple weeks. Three. managers and a GM have lost their jobs. Without apologizing for any of them, nor stating that they didn’t deserve the … Continue reading
I was thinking about how the Hall of Fame voting went, and—after being done with being happy and surprised about Larry Walker’s selection—and came to a startling realization. Curt Schilling, having garnered 70% of the vote this year, is extremely … Continue reading
The Big Reveal is tomorrow to find out who the BBWAA selects to join Ted Simmons and Marvin Miller in the 2020 Baseball Hall of Fame class. I’ll save my applause or complaints for tomorrow. For now, here’s how the … Continue reading
A new day a new scandal. Before we can even sit back and fully consume the results of the Mets firing a manager that hasn’t even managed a single game, and the Red Sox firing a manager before his official … Continue reading
Well, that was fast. The BoSox aren’t waiting for Manfred to drop the hammer. They’ve given Cora the ax. The announcement — like US foreign policy — came on Twitter: Statement from the Boston #RedSox and Alex Cora: pic.twitter.com/qXsUhSobSy … Continue reading
In a move that I doubt surprises anybody, multiple sources are reporting Carlos Beltran is out as Mets manager before ever actually managing a game. The reason, of course, is his central roll in the Astros’ use of cameras, the … Continue reading
Henceforth and forevermore, the Houston Astros shall be dubbed the Houston Asterisks. This is the way. Bonus Chris Cornell because I feel like it.
MLB has reportedly concluded their investigation into the Houston Astros for their involved sign stealing scheme. General Manage Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch have been suspended for one year The Astros have forfeited their first and second draft picks … Continue reading
Friday was the last day for arbitration-eligible players and teams to agree to contracts or to instead file for arbitration. Passan of ESPN has reported all 30 teams would take a file-and-trial approach for any players not coming to an … Continue reading
It started pretty early here in Fan Interference. A random post regarding a celebration of National One Hit Wonder Day. That post generated a LOT of positive response and we were off to the races from there. Soon music started … Continue reading
Okay, he never got charged, but… Domingo German of the Yankees was suspended 81 games for violating the MLB domestic violence policy. It’s a record length for someone who wasn’t charged. It’ll cost him all of spring training and 63 … Continue reading
Ex-Astros reliever Will Harris is off the free agent market. When we last saw him, he was giving up a go-ahead home run to Howie Kendrick and the Nationals in game 7 of the World Series. That won’t happen to … Continue reading
The White Sox have signed Luis Robert to a six year deal for $50M, plus two club option years at $20M each, or $2M buyout each year. You’ve never heard of him, you say? That’s because he’s never played in … Continue reading
Once again, Ryan Thibodeaux is tracking and posting every HoF ballot as it’s made public. Just go to http://www.bbhoftracker.com to see it. So far 19.7% of the available votes are in. Of those, 100% have selected Derek Jeter. Curt Schilling … Continue reading
