john rocker Stories - Royals Review
No Mora
Melvin Mora called it quits on Thursday, officially ending his 13-season career. As a self-appointed 1999 Mets trainspotter, this news saddened me, as it means the only active major leaguers left from that team are Octavio Dotel and (technically) Jason Isringhausen. (Edgardo Alfonzo, still plugging...
John "The Boat" Rocker
I coined that nickname for John Rocker long ago, though it didn't stick (but it should have). Now once again John Rocker has opened an orifice on his body and produced a substance that turns most people off. I'm not going to spend a lot of time on Rocker, but this is Braves-related, so I might as...
Sports Psychology And The Edmonton Oilers
Dan Barnes had a recent piece in the Edmonton Journal entitled, "Oilers suddenly serious about psychology", in which he explains the organization's new push towards psychological evaluation in their drafting and player development process. Barnes quoted Steve Tambellini as saying: "It's a very big...
8/05/2001 - The Miracle at Jacobs Field
(Kenny Lofton touches home or the winning run. Screengrab courtesy of ESPN) Normally when you think of the greatest single-game comebacks, you don't think of Major League Baseball. A 9-2 game counts as a blowout, and even if a team makes it up, it's still just seven runs. It's not as wowing as the...
Justin Huber and Dick Kaegel Are Still Talking
What? You mean you aren't running a "Justin Huber" search on Google News every few days? Well, while most Americans were stuffing their faces and enduring awkward family time amidst terribly "original" arguments against the BCS ("it should be settled on the field!") MLB.com was quietly promoting...
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