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Bugs & Cranks


The danger of not watching baseball

Thursday’s loss to the Yankees hit me hard. I went to the gym, vowing not even to watch PTI, lest I be reminded of sports. I was in such a bad state that I ended up watching The Real World....

Started in Bugs & Cranks • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: boston red sox, clay buchholz, derek lowe, red sox
The Morning After: Game 135

Brewers 12, Pirates 3 In case you missed it…MLB.com recap Record: 59-76, Sixth place NL Central For the Pirates: For much of the second half, as the chance for a respectable season unraveled,...

Started in Bugs & Cranks • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: pittsburgh pirates, brewers, morning after, pirates
To Defy The Laws of Tradition

Since the beginning of sports, when cavemen would get together and take turns swinging their clubs at a rock being thrown in their direction (and people thought football was primitive), it has been...

Started in Bugs & Cranks • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: houston astros
Rock Pile Files: September Goals; August Review

We’ve already reached the month of September. It seems every season I’m amazed at how quickly September arrives, and then I’m equally amazed at how painfully slow September, and...

Started in Bugs & Cranks • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: colorado rockies, ian stewart, matt holliday, rock pile files
The Traveling Homer Show of Russell Branyan

Four weeks, four teams. It was a mere month ago that I posted a final farewell to Russell Branyan, the strikeout-prone giant whose career seemed to be over. As it turns out, his journey was just...

Started in Bugs & Cranks • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: the clubhouse, branyan, cardinals, strikeout, light tower
‘85 AL All-Star Introductions — Minnesota Connections and An Added Bonus

You know what? I’ll get to that bonus in just a moment but let’s have a look at what this video brings to the table. Aside from all the great memories this clip from the All-Star game...

Started in Bugs & Cranks • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: minnesota twins, all star, minnesota, tom kelly
Fire Gibbons NOW!

He’s not regarded as a brilliant tactician like, say, Tony LaRussa. He’s not noted for his excellence at handling egos the way that, I dunno, Joe Torre does it in NYC. Hell, he’s...

Started in Bugs & Cranks • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: toronto blue jays, blue jays, illiteracy, john gibbons
Give Me Injury Or Give Me Death

It sounds a bit harsh, I know, but the truth can hurt. The Cardinals have been decimated by injuries this season. And not just your run of the mill groin pulls, ankle sprains and sore shoulders...

Started in Bugs & Cranks • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: st. louis cardinals, cardinals, injuries, nurses
Pocketknife Loses Another Battle

In closer Bobby Jenks, the White Sox possess the most lethal bullpen weapon in all of baseball. All he’s done is retire a remarkable 50 of the last 51 hitters he’s faced with the only...

Started in Bugs & Cranks • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: chicago white sox, mike macdougal sucks, ozzie guillen, pathetic baseball
The Morning After: Game 134

Brewers 3, Pirates 2In case you missed it…MLB.com recap Record: 59-75, Sixth place NL CentralFor the Pirates: A week ago, as the Pirates were sweeping doubleheaders from the Reds and...

Started in Bugs & Cranks • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: pittsburgh pirates, brewers, morning after, pirates
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