Think your employer screws you over?
Imagine that you are Koji Uehara of the Yomiuri Giants.
The Giants were pissed at him so they forced their best starter to pitch from the bullpen all year.
Then after he missed a small amount of time with injury,he came up a few days short of being allowed to leave for America.
So the most wanted Japanese pitcher for 2008 will not be available.
Glad the Giants are not my boss!!!
Selena Roberts column in the New York Times wonders if the timing of the Paul Byrd HGH leak before Game 7 of the ALCS was a conscious one.
The chairman of the committee looking into the performance enhancements,former Maine Senator George Mitchell, is an avowed Sox fan and serves as a member of the Red Sox board of directors.
In addition,the column looks at the fact that no Boston player names has come up in any rumors and wonders if the Red Sox players have gotten a pass.
Not sure how I feel on that part,but if you think the Byrd leak was a coincidence-you are pretty naive.
The Hardball times looks at post season trade blockbusters from the past.
Remember the good old days when you improved your team by swapping players and not signing checks?
Good times!
The NFL committed further to the NFL Network,cut the time between picks during the draft,trimmed the draft's first day from 3 rounds to 2 and considered a proposal to allow the Bills to play one game a year In Toronto.
The changes to the draft are all tremendous,should streamline things and make the draft better television.
The NFL network needs to tweak some programming,but deserves to stick around,while my thoughts on the NFL in Toronto have been commented on in the past.
Jermain Taylor has exercised his rematch clause for a Middleweight title shot vs Kelly Pavlik.
The likely site is Atlantic City in the winter of 2008.
Remember the general rule of thumb-when one fighter stops the other,the rematch usually has the same result,but faster the second time.
No word on the Pirates managing job yet.
I would still say the top contenders are Torey Lovullo,Joel Skinner and John Farrell.
Of those three-if I was hiring,I would hire Lovullo.
Looks like the Hagerstown Suns will get the new infield that Municipal Stadium needs so badly.
The Washington County Commissioners voted to kick in some dough on a 3-2 vote.
You have my word that the two Nay votes wont be getting any votes from this household next time they run!
Now lets get to work on the funds to fix the outfield portion of the Muni!
Prepping for my upcoming vacation.
I have some things planned and some things that depend on the breaks.
Will be attending the Buckeye Book Fair on November 3.
Former Pirate and Indian Jim "Mudcat" Grant will be signing his book,so I am hoping to slide a few cards for him to sign as well.
I also will spend a few hours on November 4 in Richfield Ohio as I am attending a comics show and will attempt to find the actual site of the old home of the Cavaliers,Barons and Crusaders-the Richfield Coliseum.
The Coliseum was demolished in 1999 and here is how they did the demolishing.
For more Coliseum pictures of the old girl in her last days,check this out.
If I can find it-pictures here of course!
Anyone know anything about this place?
Whitey's is supposed to have great burgers and was a regular hangout for Cavaliers and Crusaders when the Coliseum was intact.
And (my largest interest) is supposed to have a huge amount of Cavalier and Crusader memorabilia around.
Back for more tomorrow!
Photo Credits
Uehara-MLB.com
Grant-Topps
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