Archive for September, 2005

Pronk Power
September 23, 2005

If looks could kill, then Paul Nauert would be six feet under by now.
Nauert was the home plate umpire on Tuesday night. He was the one who called strike two on a pitch that Travis Hafner described to be “two feet outside [the plate].”
When Hafner popped out moments later, with two runners on, [...]

From the Desk of JC…
September 13, 2005

Every now and then, the spirit moves me to clean my rather cluttered office desk. Armed with Wisk and a wastebasket, I take no prisoners (or paperclips). I wade through the mountains of DVCPRO video tapes that double as paperweights, while a HazMet team handles the coffee mugs.
Well, consider this posting a [...]

General Genius
September 7, 2005

I told you so.
You will never hear Mark Shapiro utter those words; it is simply not his style. But I wonder if the Indians general manager at least thinks it to himself? He has every right to.
In 2005, Shapiro looks like baseball’s executive of the year. The Indians are approaching 80 wins, [...]