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The Vine: August 5, 2015
August 5, 2015 – 9:51 AM | 30 Comments
The Vine: August 5, 2015

Since there’s some baseball talk happening in the Vine these days, I’ll join in with a question for you and the other baseball-loving Tomato Nationals.

Putting The “Ass” Back In “Midsummer Classic”: MLB Manager Hotness Rankings
July 13, 2015 – 12:52 PM | 13 Comments
Putting The “Ass” Back In “Midsummer Classic”: MLB Manager Hotness Rankings

My esteemed colleagues Paul Quinn and John Ramos and I didn’t arrive at the idea of ranking managerial hotness first…but I suspect the Hotness Council is the first to compare a Brewers skipper to both …

Out With The Crowd: “Optimist in me says 85 wins”
March 30, 2013 – 9:14 AM | 5 Comments
Out With The Crowd: “Optimist in me says 85 wins”

It’s hard to get baseball pundits to agree on anything during spring training, but everyone’s on the same page with at least one thing: the 2013 New York Mets will be a powerhouse.
Of suck.

Out With The Crowd: “You are not Herb Brooks”
May 3, 2012 – 8:32 AM | 15 Comments
Out With The Crowd: “You are not Herb Brooks”

In this installment of Out With The Crowd, I talked with TN/baseball regular commenter — and level-headed Red Sox fan — BSD about Cherington agonistes, chicken tattletales, and stabilizing douchebags. We spoke on April 21 …

Heart Attacks
September 29, 2011 – 3:46 PM | 32 Comments
Heart Attacks

Wow. WOW.
I feel bad for Braves and Sox fans, I do. God knows I understand what it’s like to watch a team floundering (although, when you give up hope of contending in, like, the 1800s, …

The Squared Up Podcast, Episode 2: Whither Pelfrey?
January 17, 2011 – 11:00 AM | 6 Comments
The Squared Up Podcast, Episode 2: Whither Pelfrey?

The Squared Up Podcast returns at last! Our first 2011 broadcast features Jill Stempel, a.k.a. “Bean,” who’s responsible for my reversion to Mets fandom. We remain friends despite this. Heh.
Episode 2 is Mets-heavy, and topics …

The Squared Up Podcast, Episode 1: Pith Fail
November 23, 2010 – 9:23 AM | 4 Comments
The Squared Up Podcast, Episode 1: Pith Fail

It didn’t feel like an hour, but that’s how long inaugural guest Couch Baron and I blathered on about baseball in the first episode of The Squared Up Podcast. I’ll have a better handle on …