Peeply Field
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There’s an absolutely wonderful piece over at Baseball Analysts by Eric Neel on Vin Scully. It captures the man and his work so perfectly.
I get an chance to listen to Vin here in LA on my way home from work sometimes (they simulcast his TV anouncing on the radio for the first […]

That’s what rock and roll is: the sound of
revenge. So make your enemies interesting.
-Bono, in his acceptance speech at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

So, apparently, someone stole Rodger Clemens’ Hummer. (Yes, there’s a joke or five in there somewhere, but I’ll leave that to Sloth or Dolan)
My favorite passage from the article -
He began letting Koby Clemens drive the orange Hummer to school after he signed a letter of intent last November to play baseball for […]

Check out this great photo collage of Wrigley by Photoblogger Phineas X. Jones.

What’s that clicking sound?
It’s the sound of thousands of Giants’ ticket holders putting thier tickets up on Ebay and Stubhub.

From the Trib -
Cubs closer Joe Borowski suffered a hairline crack in his right wrist while fielding a comebacker in a Cactus League outing Monday and will be out for at least 3-4 weeks, the Cubs announced Tuesday morning.
At least he didn’t break it punching an electric fan in the clubhouse.
And I really hope […]

From Cubs.com -
Eye on the ball: Jason Dubois and Corey Patterson aren’t always swinging at pitches when they’re in the batting cages. Sometimes they just stand and watch the ball zip past them.
The two outfielders are some of the players using a device that is designed to improve a hitter’s ability to track the […]

In his latest post, Gammons spends time looking at the makeup of the Cubs. The one thing I definitely agree with is this statement about Wood -
The worst thing that ever happened to him was the 20-strikeout game, because it made him into Dr. K
That game turned Wood into a superstar before he […]

Man, I love watching him pitch. He is so on today. Granted, it’s against the Brewers, but he is locating his pitches perfectly.
I would not be surprised if he were to have 20 wins and a no-hitter this season.