Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
The Rule 5 draft is one of the odd events in baseball, a chance for rebuilding teams to steal a talented gamble from a prospect rich team. You have to keep a draftee on the 25 man roster for the entire season, or offer to sell him back to his original club (as happened to Reegie Corona last season). It's a testament to the job Cashman has done rebuilding the franchise that the Yankees lost 6 players...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The 2005 draft is another that may turn out to be more famous for who it allowed the Tigers to get rather than who it eventually netted the Detroiters. Cameron Maybin, Chris Robinson and Kevin Whelan were the Tigers’ first three picks and they were involved in trades that brought Miguel Cabrera, Neifi Perez and [...]
prefixmag (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
New Jersey’s finest will celebrate 20 years together (more or less) with a few shows at Maxwell’s Dec. 3 and 4 in Hoboken, NJ. The performances coincide with bassist Kevin Whelan’s 40 th birthday, in what the band is calling their “20 th anniversary/mirthday shindig,” from their sardonically tagged website, “Keeping folks waiting since 1989.” (Three albums...
Reflections of a Paralytic (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
Masculinity is so misunderstood in our society. For those of you trying to raise good, manly men of God Kevin Whelan started a project with his sons that he calls the Manhood Project – See his MHP updates: one, two, three, four, five
MNSpeak | Secrets of the City (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
From T-Paw's Twitter page : Today, I took action to stop Minnesota taxpayer dollars from funding ACORN. http://is.gd/3mq5t From the Star Tribune : But Kevin Whelan, a spokesman for ACORN's Twin Cities affiliate, said the organization has never gotten money from the state of Minnesota "and there's certainly not a dime to cut off right now."
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 09/07/2009
==== ==== = == = = === (Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (79-59) beat Rochester (69-72) 10-0 in game 1 of their doubleheader: Box Score - Recap Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Rochester 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 Scranton/WB 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2 7 0 W: Igawa (10-8, 4.15); L: Gabino (6-4, 2.94) HR: None. Offense: Brett Gardner: 0-for-3 Kevin Russo: 3-for-3, 2B, R, SB (13) Ausin Jackson: 0-for-3 Shelley Duncan: 1-for-3,...
Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
Last season the Yankees sent Juan Miranda , Austin Jackson , Kevin Whelan , Phil Hughes and Humberto Sanchez to the Arizona Fall League. This year they'll be sending Ian Kennedy , Austin Romine , Brandon Laird and Colin Curtis to the Surprise Rafters, with 3 spots TBA ( possibly Zack Kroenke and Mike Dunn). We all remember IPK's appearance on the scene in 2007, when he was a lights out September call-up....
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
==== ==== = == = = === (Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (77-59) lost to Buffalo (55-83) 4-3 in 10 innings: Box Score - Recap Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Scranton/WB 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 9 1 Buffalo 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 13 2 W: Warden (2-0, 2.95); L: Sanit (0-2, 3.48) HR: BUF: Ambres (12). Offense: Brett Gardner: 0-for-2, BB, SB (1) Freddy Guzman: 1-for-3, 2 BB, 2 R, SB (38) Austin Jackson: 1-for-5,...
TheWineBlog (Free subscription) | 08/26/2009
Everyone's wine dream is turning into reality. A new reality show, "The Winemaker's", first season ( Six 30 minute episodes) has been shot and will air beginning in September on PBS. "The Winemaker's" deals with a group of twelve spirited wine enthusiasts from all walks of life. The goal is to be chosen to create and launch your own wine label (production 150,000 bottles) nationwide....
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
==== ==== = == = = === (Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (71-55) lost to Buffalo (51-77) 7-2: Box Score - Recap Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Buffalo 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 7 13 0 Scranton/WB 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 1 W: Broadway, La (5-9, 6.17); L: Claggett (6-7, 2.92) HR: BUF: Dubois (3). Offense: Kevin Russo: 0-for-4, BB Colin Curtis: 2-for-4, R Shelley Duncan: 1-for-1, 2 BB, R John Rodriguez: 1-for-3,...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 08/22/2009
==== ==== = == = = === (Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (69-54) lost to Lehigh Valley (60-66) 9-1: Box Score - Recap Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Scranton/WB 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Lehigh Valley 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 1 X 9 11 1 W: Kendrick, K (7-7, 3.45); L: Sanchez, Ro (4-5, 4.71) HR: LHV: Tracy, A (24). Offense: Kevin Russo: 1-for-3, 2B, BB Austin Jackson: 0-for-4 Juan Miranda: 1-for-2, 2B, R Yurendell...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 08/19/2009
East Sacramento resident Rich Peretti shows his pearly whites and his Black Dog red for the producers of PBS' "The Winemakers." They love wine and they crave a taste of the TV spotlight. So they gathered Thursday at 58 Degrees and Holding Co., hoping to secure the final contestant slot for Season 2 of "The Winemakers." Think of this PBS reality show, whose first season debuts this...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009
==== ==== = == = = === We are lucky enough to have a SWB report from BigGuy tonight. He won't be doing these all the time by when he does I will post them. Thanks BG for the great contributions. (Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (66-52) lost to Durham (68-54) 5-2 : Box Score - Recap The SWB Yanks were defeated by the Durham Bulls (Tampa Bay) by a score of 5-2. The loss drops their season record to 66-52....
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 08/05/2009
==== ==== = == = = === We are lucky enough to have a SWB report from BigGuy tonight. He won't be doing these all the time by when he does I will post them. Thanks BG for the great contributions. (Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (61-47) lost to Pawtucket (49-59) 6-4 : Box Score - Recap The SWB Yankees had their 5 game win streak snapped at Pawtucket (Boston) by a 6-4 score. They also had their 7 game...
Good Grape: A Wine Manifesto (Free subscription) | 07/23/2009
With a bountifully open mind seasoned with a dash of irony and intrigue, I opened the emailed titled, “CASTING CALL FOR REALITY SERIES ON WINE.” It was a just a shade over six months ago that I wrote about the potential wine reality series, The Winemakers, now almost four and ½ years in the making, and pondered whether or not it would ever make it to broadcast. In doing so, I took...
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