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Let's Go to the Audiotape: Jean Shepherd on Signs at Shea
If you've read anything over at my own blog, you know that I am a huge fan of Jean Shepherd. I was going to say "borderline obsessed with," but I crossed that borderline a long time ago. Shepherd is best known these days as the man behind A Christmas Story; he wrote the screenplay and narrated the...
The Case for Bobby V
The Red Sox' offseason has been a turbulent one, as befits a team that committed one of the worst regular season collapses in baseball history. (Nearly as bad as...well, never mind.) Their curiously torturous managerial search is the latest example. You'd think there'd be no shortage of candidates...
Dean Chance Dominates in '64 - Angels All-Star Moments
Our countdown of the all-time Angels All-Star Game moments continues... #5 Dean Chance Starts the 1964 All-Star Game and records the best performance ever by an Angels pitcher. In Dean Chance's storied Cy Young season of 1964, note that he was named the starting pitcher for the American League...
Citi Field: Federal Baseball.com Behind Enemy Lines At The New York Mets' New Home.
(ed. note - "A friend of mine had an extra ticket to the St. John's/Georgetown Big East Baseball matchup which was serving as a "soft opening" for the New York Mets' new home, Citi Field, in Flushing, Queens, NY. I apologize for the photo quality. While the iPhone is the greatest phone ever made,...
Citi Field: Where Homeruns Go To Die
Citi Field opens for real in three months, but I feel like we still know very little about it aside from its aesthetics. Dimensionally, we know it'll sport a similar configuration to Shea Stadium, with some variably higher walls and the odd geometric nuance to break from straight symmetry. Ted Berg...
Thursday Applesauce
Arizona Fall League Peoria Saguaros 8, Surprise Rafters 1 Shawn Bowman went 0-for-4, and nobody cared because he's not really a prospect. Bobby Parnell started and struck out five in four scoreless, one-hit innings. Tobi Stoner pitcher a scoreless inning of relief, allowing a hit and a walk...
Wednesday Applesauce
Don't forget that the SBN 2008 Postseason Hub is an ideal landing spot for our coverage of this year's postseason action. All of the latest coverage from the remaining playoff teams can be found there, or directly at Over The Monster, DRays Bay, True Blue LA and The Good Phight. Believe it or...
Friday Applesauce
Bob Klapisch writes that the Mets and Yankees could wind up in a bidding war with each other over the services of C.C. Sabathia. The Yankees have more money to spend, but the Mets can offer Sabathia the opportunity to step into the batter's box every fifth day. Sabathia is from California and many...
Thanks
I'll have plenty to say about this game, series and season in the coming days, but right now I just want to thank every member of this community for their contributions this season. Whether you've been here since we opened the doors in February of 2005 or you just joined Amazin' Avenue this...
Friday Applesauce
At Newsday, David Lennon has an article on Dan Murphy and Nick Evans and their transition to big league ball. Church is back in session, beginning tonight. Despite his many successes there, Tom Seaver won't be sad when Shea Stadium is demolished. Shea may be a dump, but it's our dump*, and...
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