I’m on Dallas Braden’s side. For any of you who have ever played a game of baseball after the age of eight, have you ever, or ever seen a fellow player, run across the pitcher’s mound during a game? It’s one of those unspoken rules of the diamond that the mound is sacred and should [...]
Nateworthy Rant – A-Rod v. Dallas
By: AnnexNate | Friday April 23rd, 2010
Stripes: Welcome Back Bonderman
By: AnnexNate | Saturday April 10th, 2010
Jeremy Bonderman showed Saturday that he should be taken seriously again. He left the game after the fifth inning with a 4-1 lead and confidence in the in his offense. He left due to an elevated pitch count (91 pitches through five innings) which resulted largely from the five strikeouts and two walks handed to [...]
In The History Books: Some Gamblers In, Some Gamblers Ineligible
By: AnnexNate | Tuesday February 2nd, 2010
PART THREE POINT SIX SIX REPEATING: Rule 3E: “Any player on Baseball’s ineligible list shall not be an eligible candidate” Some of the game’s biggest cranks and gamblers do not appear on the ineligible list and are actually in the Hall of Fame. This is another reason why one could easily question the credibility of [...]
In The History Books: Induct-a-'Roid
By: AnnexNate | Friday January 22nd, 2010
PART THREE POINT ZERO: Rule 5: “Voting shall be based upon the player’s record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions to the teams on which the player played.” I guess I can just start with the juicy gobs of over-publicized politics and work my way back to the fun stuff many readers may not [...]
In The History Books: The Hall of Fame; Who’s Fault Is It?
By: AnnexNate | Wednesday January 13th, 2010
Should the Hall of Fame be losing credibility? We all know what hall of fame I’m talking about, because, in all honesty, there’s only one. Most NBA or NFL fans don’t know or care where their halls are (Springfield, MA. and Canton, OH). Why would the NFL pick Canton, Ohio? I guess you could say [...]
