Flores could have spewed any number of pithy quotes about stepping up and helping out his fellow man, but I really appreciate the honesty. For admitting that a seemingly selfless benevolent act was actually in his own best interests, he becomes an obvious candidate for the Awesome Fund, should it ever exist. Dude had to get to work, and realized that if a guy got hit by a train it’d be a huge pain in his ass.
No one except Omar Minaya, Jerry Manuel and Jenrry Mejia, of course. Click through for a scout’s report on Daniel Murphy’s transition to second base in the Dominican Winter League.
Click through to read the full transcript of Collins’ Q&A with reporters. Unsurprisingly, Ken Davidoff asked the question about statistical analysis.
He’s right, you know. He’s always right.
Morong uses evidence to counter the Wall Street Journal’s claim that the Rangers and Giants are succeeding based on “lost arts” like sacrifice bunting.
Bears in one region of Russia have grown so desperate for food that they’re raiding graves, significantly upping the town’s chances for a Sankebetsu-style bear incident and a zombie uprising.
Good read about Giants’ O-Lineman Shawn Andrews’ passion for music.
Excellent interview with Alderson from DuckSnorts in 2008. Obviously it’s a lot easier to say the right things than to actually put them in practice while running a baseball team, but kudos to Alderson for saying just about all the right things.
Tedquarters 