Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 08/15/2009
The Cubs offense wasn’t as impressive as yesterday, but they took an early 2-0 lead against Zach Duke and Tom Gorzelanny allowed only 1 run in 5 innings. Jeff Baker had a big day today with the game-winning RBI (drove in the 1st run) and he drove in the 3rd and final run with a solo home run. Milton Bradley was back in the lineup today and he scored the first run. Aramis Ramirez was not in the...
Thunder Matt's Saloon (Free subscription) | 06/18/2009
Yes it was completely legitimate. Keith Moreland defeats Mark DeRosa 27-22 Dwight Smith defeats Turk Wendell 27-22 Glenallen Hill defeats Joe Borowski 42-7 Steve Trout defeats Mike Bielecki 33-15 So in the Final Four we will have Moreland vs. Smith, and Hill vs. Trout. Now on to the voter comments you kids seem to enjoy so much. I know Dwight is a TMS Bartender fan-favorite, but I joined up after the...
More Hardball...... (Free subscription) | 06/09/2009
Sometimes in life looks can be deceiving, like when getting accidentally excited by a He-She or gorging yourself on chocolate Ex-Lax. In baseball, stats can be misleading as well. The following are statistical anomalies that I find amusing. Usually when a batter’s average is below .220 you assume that their season was complete waste. However, sometimes a batting average that low can still be...
Thunder Matt's Saloon (Free subscription) | 06/05/2009
The matches in the DeJesus and Reuschel regions have concluded and thus completing the second round of battles. Here are the latest results. Joe Borowski defeats Rey Sanchez 19-9 How? How does Sweaty Joe keep winning? Glenallen Hill defeats Les Lancaster 23-6 No matter I guess as Sweaty Joe will face the unstoppable force of Glenallen in the quarterfinals. Mike Bielecki defeats Kevin Foster 19-9 Steve...
Thunder Matt's Saloon (Free subscription) | 06/02/2009
The Cubs of Yore Battle Royale rages on with more Round 2 action. Today we kick off matches in the Ivan DeJesus and Paul Reuschel regions. You can catch all the past battle excitement here . IVAN DeJESUS REGION, ROUND 2 #1 Rey Sanchez vs. #5 Joe Borowski Sanchez defeated Ricky Gutierrez 12-11 in the first round. Borowski defeated Derrick May in the first round. I have nothing more to say about this...
Thunder Matt's Saloon (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The first round battles in the Ivan DeJesus Region have concluded. In the end we had three blowouts and one that couldn't have been closer. Rey Sanchez beats Ricky Gutierrez, 12-11 Joe Borowski beats Derrick May, 17-6 Glenallen Hill beats Scott Servais, 19-4 Les Lancaster beats Dave Martinez, 19-4 Thanks for everyone that participated. Here were some of the comments from this round of battles. Scott...
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 04/24/2009
And to think they said nothing perfect ever came outta Jersey. But on the dusty fields of the Bayonne Little League, a 12-year old girl was just that. Evoking images of a young Tatum O’Neal (minus the Bail Bonds sponsorship) Mackenzie Brown retired all 18 batters to face her Tuesday afternoon, and is now the first girl in Bayonne Little League history to throw a perfect game. (Check out some...
WaitingForNextYear (Free subscription) | 04/13/2009
I was excited when the Indians signed Kerry Wood to take over the role of closer. After attending Sunday’s game against the Jays, I am even more excited. Standing up, cheering and going crazy with two strikes when Bob Wickman or Joe Borowski is on the mound is pure courtesy. Standing up and going crazy [...]
Fish Chunks (Free subscription) | 03/18/2009
'Pudge to Astros' . Logan cuts hair . Allison's comeback continues . Logan has ducks . Lindstrom, VandenHurk reunite . Joe Borowski retires . Who's Matt Peterson? Roger Dean's improving .
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 02/25/2009
Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that 38-year-old reliever Joe Borowski has decided to retire from baseball. "I guess 38, 87 and 88 wasn't looking good in people's eyes," said the former Indians closer, referring to his age and fastball velocity, respectively. Borowski was a free agent this winter, but only drew mild interest from the Tigers and Phillies before talks ultimately...
Beerleaguer (Free subscription) | 02/06/2009
In his latest Rumblings and Grumblings, ESPN’s Jayson Stark cites baseball sources in his report that Joe Borowski and Rudy Seanez have been offered minor league contracts with invites to spring training. [Link] Readers recall that Borowski, 37, was offered a contract by the Phils once before in 2007 until they reduced the offer under the advice of doctors. Borowski balked and went to Cleveland...
The Big Dead Sidebar (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
If there was one bullpen that started more fires than it put out last season, it was that of the Cleveland Indians. And when you have Joe Borowski closing out games, you might as well be throwing gasoline on the fire. So in comes another ex-Chicago Cub. This one a flame thrower. His name, Kerry Wood. Wood will likely be known to Cubs fans as this generation's Greg Maddux. A bright star whose future...
SocraticGadfly (Free subscription) | 12/10/2008
H.L. Mencken never mentioned baseball owners as specimens of Homo Americanus whose intelligence can never be overestimated, he should have. How much will the Tribe overpay for Kerry Wood if he passes a physical? Overpay they will. As the story notes, Joe Borowski had 45 saves in 2007, only to be released midway through 2008. Or, look at Greg Gagne. There is no god and I am his prophet.
Progressive Bloggers (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Right-wing demagogue and former Alberta Report publisher Ted Byfield, speaking at a commemoration for the late Joe Borowski (a socialist prairie populist and radical anti-abortion activist during the 70s) to fellow “social conservatives†about the sensitivity of the Harper government to the concerns of religious fundamentalists. Byfield is now the director of the...
WaitingForNextYear (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
Indians 13, Orioles 8 (box) Fausto Carmona should be thrilled and Eddie Mujica should simply be thankful that it is simply the way the rules are written. Mujica had a Joe Borowski Special, with a “BS” and a “W” next to his name in the box score. The pitching through the first seven innings was borderline awful. Though [...] ShareThis
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