Pitcher Mike Bacsik Has a Maverick Heart
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopIn today's New York Times, Lee Jenkins profiles Mike Bacsik, the pitcher who served up Barry Bonds' history-making home run. Turns out Bacsik's a...
Blog | August 09, 2007THE BACK AND FORTH: WHAT OF BARRY BONDS?
Magazine Editors Jon Scher and Ed McGregorOne year ago today, Barry Bonds connected off Mike Bacsik to sweep Hank Aaron from No. 1 all-time on the HR list. Bonds hasn't...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 05, 2008TRUM: Readers react to George, Anne and even baseball
Matthew BerryThoughts, Ramblings, Useless information and Musings for July 3, 2008 Been a long time since I did a TRUM. Or a mailbag. So why not do both? Rob (Ma...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 03, 2008FUN FACTS: RED SOX VS. YANKEES
Edward Tyrell BauerWhen larger events crop up, we like to run something called "Fun Facts." Today it's about the second Red Sox/Yankees series of the season. Now, admitt...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 16, 2008Spring Training Blog: March 5
MARLINS SCRATCH OLSEN (8:19 p.m. ET) Marlins left-hander Scott Olsen was scratched from Thursday's start against St. Louis because of left shoulder t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 05, 2008Bonds makes sense for Rays
The Rays are weighing the possibility of pursuing Barry Bonds, writes Marc Topkin. Bonds does make a whole lot of sense for Tampa Bay, in so many way...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 25, 2008
Zumaya's career in jeopardy
...the history, presents it, as a museum. When Hank Aaron's home run record was broken, Mike Bacsik threw the baseball; Bonds hit it, for No. 756; the ball was retrieved, and sold to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2007
No comparing Bonds across eras
The number he has generated is so overwhelming that, at first glance, you don't really think about the advantages of science that he had over players ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 08, 2007
Evaluating Bonds for fantasy
...he be, is he going to come back next season, and who in the world is Mike Bacsik? Look, whatever you think about Bonds -- and it's clear from the e-mail I receive...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 08, 2007
Igawa turning into Contreras
Five years ago, the Yankees won an enormous bidding war with a $32 million bid and signed Jose Contreras. But by the middle of his second season with ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 28, 2007
Livan Leaving?
...he undergoes some sort of counseling. A trip to the minors would help Olsen, writes David Neal. Mike Berardino thinks the Marlins should help Olsen help himself. Don't be surprised if the Marlins make...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 22, 2007
Draft picks gaining in market value
The White Sox had your basic worst-pitching-day-since-1930 thing going on Friday, and Ozzie Guillen said it was hard to watch. Flipped to the first ga...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 07, 2007
Little demand for center fielders
...Torii Hunter will become a free agent, and so, too, will Andruw Jones, and Ichiro Suzuki, and Mike Cameron. Considering what we saw last year, with Carlos Lee landing a $100 million deal with Houston...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 25, 2007
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