Wait Wait, Don’t Taft Me

Wait Wait, Don’t ‘Taft’ Me: Our favorite NPR quiz show featured some unexpected baseball trivia.

Hanukka gift list

A few months ago on my other blog, I wrote about two 2010 titles I probably would not be getting. One was the (very) limited edition Official Major League Baseball Opus. The full-length version weighs in — literally — at pounds and is a “$3,000 tome that traces the game’s history through 110,000 words and [...]

Baseball for Aliens

Jon Stewart discusses baseball (briefly) in his latest book.

“If he’s on your team, it’s called ‘gamesmanship.’”

You say tomato, I say shut up. Gamesmanship vs/ cheating

Like I was saying: Nyger Morgan

Thank you, PTI.

Not a soccer-type

Why I am not a soccer fan

What’s a game without a nosh?

“Peanuts, popcorn, gefilte fish!”

‘Justice, justice shall you persue.’

Umpire admits mistake. Man bites dog.

Funny, he doesn’t look Jewish

From a Mental Floss item on curious baseball contracts: Daisuke Matsuzaka’s deal with the Red Sox includes a plethora of strange or excessive clauses including housing allowances and a personal masseuse, but the oddest is that he’s contractually guaranteed the jersey number 18. What is it with the Red Sox? Wade Boggs, their Hall of [...]

Baseball: The (Inter)National Pastime

Scenes from the Sangster International Airport in Jamaica. Of course, I never actually saw or heard about any baseball being played in country. According to baseball-reference.com, only four Jamaican-born players – Chili Davis, Justin Masterson (1-7 with the Indians last year), Rolando Roomes, and Devon White — have made it to the Majors.