Foul Balls (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen has made many an enemy during his tenure in Chicago. Whether it's former players like Magglio Ordonez, opposing managers like Buck Showalter, or local columnists like Jay Mariotti, Ozzie has never been shy when discussing his feelings for others. Ozzie's latest foe was Texas Rangers closer C.J. Wilson, whom credited Guillen with helping him pick up a save
Baseball Analysts (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
I just want to throw this out there because the people on my teevee love themselves some counting stats and intangibles. Last night, in discussing Evan Longoria 's case for the last slot on the AL roster, Buck Showalter asserted that (paraphrasing) "even though his stats do not stack up, this is a guy the fans want to see." That's quite a statement given the individual in question. Longoria checks...
Lone Star Ball (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
Happy birthday to Donnie Sadler, who turns 33 today. Ah, Donnie Sadler...the scourge of Rangers fans in 2003, when Buck Showalter was platooning him at third base with Hank Blalock, and making public proclamations about how he needed to find a way to get Sadler more playing time. Sadler played 77 games in 2003, and rewarded Buck's faith with a whopping .200 EQA and .198 batting average. He was JHJ...
ArmchairGM (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Last night I was watching Baseball Tonight on ESPN and happened upon a lively debate over who is the best member of the 600HR club. Between Buck Showalter’s ADD and lack of ability to string together a coherent sentence and Eric “EY” Young’s passionate, fiery and awkward monologue on why
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
If you didn't see it after last night's Tigers game, John Kruk and Buck Showalter talked about Dontrelle Willis 's demotion to Single-A on "Baseball Tonight," comparing videotape of the 2007 version of D-Train to his 2008 counterpart. Something Kruk and Showalter didn't look at, however, is how added bulk on the D-Train might be affecting his delivery. That's a point both Buster Olney and Ken Rosenthal...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 05/26/2008
…i posted this poll earlier, but accidentally left off Lee Mazzilli, Larry Bowa, Bobby Valentine and Buck Showalter, which are all names i see often in my e-mail's inbox… Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.
