RIP – Fan Interference

Nuke LaLoosh Is Dead

April 26, 2020April 26, 2020 Posted in Baseball, Good At The Baseball, Orioles, RIP2 Comments

Covid-19 claims a living legend. Orioles minor league pitcher Steve Dalkowski was a figure writ large. The inspiration for Nuke LaLoosh in Bull Durham, Dalkowski was a character whose stories passed among players, taking on a mythic life of their own. Ron Shelton, a minor leaguer himself, received the dugout legend from those around him…… Continue reading Nuke LaLoosh Is Dead

Rest in Power, Tyler Skaggs

July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 Posted in Baseball, baseball news, Breaking News, Editorial, Player News, RIP3 Comments

The Angels pitcher was 27 years old.

The Measure of a Man – Reflecting on One Year without Jose Fernandez

September 25, 2017 Posted in Baseball, Editorial, Other, RIP2 Comments

I miss that smile.

2016, Relentless In Its Cruelty, Strikes Again.

December 26, 2016 Posted in RIP, Uncategorized8 Comments

RIP to a music icon.

The Best One of the Best Ones

December 8, 2016 Posted in Baseball, Editorial, RIP11 Comments

Rest in Peace.

ESPN pulls the plug on Grantland

October 30, 2015November 2, 2015 Posted in RIP, Sabermetrics25 Comments

If you’ve not yet heard, ESPN has pulled the plug on Grantland. Now, Jonah and Ben on baseball, and other Grantland sports writers, are being folded back into the generic ESPN family. But, nonetheless, I’m thinking this can’t be good news for longer-form sports journalism over there, or for more in-depth sabermetric-type writing there in…… Continue reading ESPN pulls the plug on Grantland

8 Top Yogi Berra accomplishments

September 24, 2015September 24, 2015 Posted in RIP2 Comments

The world has been mourning the lost of Yogi Berra the past few days, and there are no shortage of articles, tweets, and video tributes to one of the greatest men to ever step on the field. Today MLB published a very fine article detailing 8 of the top Yogi Berra accomplishments, both on and…… Continue reading 8 Top Yogi Berra accomplishments

Remembering Yogi

September 23, 2015September 24, 2015 Posted in RIP6 Comments

Sad news. We’ve lost a truly great human being. Lawrence Peter Berra, better known as Yogi, passed away last night. He was 90 years old. Let’s remember this diminutive man who became a giant in this sport we love.. Edit/Update: MLB released this video tribute to the late, great, Yogi Berra.