Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
From George A. King III : No Yankees coach except hitting instructor Kevin Long is signed for next year. And while the general feeling is that the rest of Joe Girardi's staff is wanted back, none has been offered a contract for 2010. "We are nowhere," GM Brian Cashman said when asked where he was at concerning the 2010 staff. "We would love to have all of them back under the proper circumstances."...
Royals Review (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
UZR/150 for Royals SSs in 2009 Luis Hernandez: 8.6 Mike Aviles: -12.7 Tony Pena Jr: -14.6 Willie Bloomquist: -17.6 Yuniesky Betancourt: -28.6
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Ah, Pedro versus the Yankees in the postseason. Can I finally watch a game without a horrible pit in my stomach? I’ve discussed before how Pedro was the only player on the Red Sox, maybe in sports, who I genuinely worried about . If he got blown out on Opening Day, it wasn’t just panic-time because that was our ace. It was because it was Pedro. For my money, the most harrowing moments...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Shortstop turned reliever Tony Pena Jr. has chosen to become a minor league free agent, according to Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star. As Dutton points out, this likely ends Pena's tenure with the Royals.
AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
More photos » by Ross D. Franklin - AP Mark Reynolds vs. Brad Lidge on July 28. And boom goes the dynamite thermonuclear device (large megaton variety). Browse more photos » It's time to start the process of handing our the AZ SnakePit end-of-season awards. It may not be a year which will live long in fan memory - to be honest, it's probably one we would like to forget, sooner rather than...
AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
More photos » by Ben Margot - AP Jon Rauch waits for the bases to clear after giving up a a three run homer to Travis Ishikawa during the eighth on August 25 in San Francisco. Or "business as usual," as we called the eighth inning in Arizona. Browse more photos » Arizona fans will have nightmares about the eighth inning for most of the winter. The team allowed 120 runs there,...
Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
More photos » by Gene J. Puskar - AP Is Don Mattingly A Good Choice For The Nationals' Next Manager? (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) Browse more photos » After a 14-year career at first base with the New York Yankees , Don Mattingly came out of retirement to become the Yanks' hitting coach at the request of Yankees' owner George Steinbrenner in 2004, but according to New York Times' writer Tyler...
Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
More photos » by Luis Alvarez - AP 11 days ago: FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2009 file photo, Washington Nationals interim manager Jim Riggleman waits in the dugout before the beginning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, in Washington. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, FILE) Browse more photos » The last time the Washington Nationals were in the market for a field manager, they settled...
Royals Review (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
More photos » by Ted S. Warren - AP The Dayton Moore Era has reduced us to this. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Browse more photos » Jose Guillen will earn $12 million dollars next year. He's not a good baseball player: he can't hit anymore and he is probably one of the two or three worst outfielders in the American League. He's in the way. He makes life more complicated for the Royals , and...
South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
More photos » by Julie Jacobson - AP Kurt Russell laughs at his daughter for dating a choker like Alex Rodriguez. Browse more photos » J.J. continues his player reviews with everyone's favorite, Tony Pena. Andrew shares four essays on Dewayne Wise. Jim makes fun of the Twins. White Sox Cards shares his all-decade team. And Mark Gonzales' always entertaining mailbag .
The Big Lead (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Cleveland Indians: After seven years managing the Tribe, Eric Wedge was fired yesterday. In 2007 the Indians led the ALCS 3-1 and then were pounded in three straight by Boston. It was Wedge’s only postseason trip. The folks in Ohio seemed to like him. Names that are being mentioned to fill the opening: Tony Pena [...]
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Both the Cubs and Sox played doubleheaders yesterday. One team fared much better than the other. Sox Split With Tribe The Sox didn't look too sharp in game one yesterday, falling to the Indians 5-1 . Rookie Carlos Torres gave up five runs over six innings as several pitchers for the Sox were unavailable due to injury. A Dewayne Wise RBI triple was the only offense the Sox could muster and it just...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
According to Newsday’s Neil Best, of Watchdog, the 1969 Mets invented the locker-room champagne celebration. In a post to NY Baseball Digest, Frank Russo wonders if the Mets should hire Tony Pena to be their next manager. …a) i did not know that, and i am not at all surprised, and b) nice work to whomever at [...]
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
More photos » by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP Curtis Granderson can't believe the comeback he and his Detroit Tigers staged in Chicago on Saturday night. Browse more photos » Now that was a comeback. The Detroit Tigers have rallied plenty of times this season when they were behind. But what they did Saturday night in Chicago stands apart from those other revivals. We've seen pitching duels...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
When the Yankees and Joe Torre parted ways after the 2007 season, the team lined up only three interviews for a replacement. The Yankees said they had only those men — Don Mattingly, Tony Pena, and Joe Girardi — in mind for the job, but even if they wanted to look outside the organization they [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog Is Joe Girardi right for the Yankees?...
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