Monthly Archives: May 2011

It’s painful to watch. Giants fans are in a world of hurt following the brutal collision at the plate involving catcher Buster Posey. Brutal Buster Hit Posey, the National League’s Rookie of the Year in 2010, is likely out for … Continue reading →

Baseball’s home run king has done it again. Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays, hit a solo shot off Bartolo Colon of the Yankees for his 19th home run of the season (see it here) Home Run King Goes … Continue reading →

Oakland fans may have left their hearts in San Francisco, but Giants fans brought their brooms to AT&T Park to celebrate a sweep of the series against the A’s. The Giants won it in the bottom of the 11th when … Continue reading →

Jose Bautista has done it again. The Toronto slugger homered twice today to lead the Blue Jays to a 7-5 win over the Houston Astros (see both home runs here): Jose Bautista Goes Double Deep Bautista leads the majors with … Continue reading →

Yogi Berra, the Hall of Fame Yankee catcher, turns 86 today, May 12th. Yogi hit 358 home runs and won 10 World Series Championships. I don’t know of any other player who has won more. But Yogi is perhaps best … Continue reading →

The team with the best record in baseball this young season is not the Yankees. It’s not the Phillies or even the Giants.  No,  the best team in baseball thus far is the Cleveland Indians, with a record of 23-11, … Continue reading →

The Oakland Coliseum used to be a great place to see a game. But now it’s “a dump” – and that’s coming from super fan Tyler Bleszinski. Tyler Bleszinski Bio Tyler, a former colleague of mine, bleeds green and gold. … Continue reading →

The answer is: Halladay, Lincecum & Weaver. The question is: name three of the best pitchers in baseball who did not hurl the first No-Hitter of the season. Instead it was Francisco Liriano of the Minnesota Twins – an unlikely … Continue reading →