http://www.thebaseballpage.com/ Baseball history and commentary en dan@thebaseballpage.com Copyright 2008 2008-08-20T22:08:00-05:00 http://www.thebaseballpage.com/blog.php/108stitches/article/with_manny/ http://www.thebaseballpage.com/blog.php/site/with_manny/#When:22:08:00Z 2008 Season, Boston Red Sox 2008-08-20T22:08:00-05:00 http://www.thebaseballpage.com/blog.php/108stitches/article/yankee_in_/ http://www.thebaseballpage.com/blog.php/site/yankee_in_/#When:20:22:01Z Yankee fan Courtney Leigh Llewelyn, a reporter for a Massachussetts newspaper, covered her first story (on the field) at Fenway Park in July. She tells us what it was like. 2008 Season, Boston Red Sox, Columns 2008-07-26T20:22:01-05:00 http://www.thebaseballpage.com/blog.php/108stitches/article/brett_reme/ http://www.thebaseballpage.com/blog.php/site/brett_reme/#When:17:27:00Z In the midst of the 1983 season, future Hall of Famer George Brett was involved in one of the stickiest incidents in baseball history. It involved a home run, some pine tar, and the rule book. Columns, Dan Holmes, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees 2008-07-24T17:27:00-05:00 http://www.thebaseballpage.com/blog.php/108stitches/article/gossage_ea/ http://www.thebaseballpage.com/blog.php/site/gossage_ea/#When:10:47:00Z Longtime reliever, star of two World Series teams with the Yankees, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Sunday. 2008 Season, Chicago White Sox, Hall of Fame, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres 2008-07-24T10:47:00-05:00 http://www.thebaseballpage.com/blog.php/108stitches/article/seligs_big/ http://www.thebaseballpage.com/blog.php/site/seligs_big/#When:17:20:00Z 2008 Season, All-Star Game 2008-07-14T17:20:00-05:00 http://www.thebaseballpage.com/blog.php/108stitches/article/pitchers_w/ http://www.thebaseballpage.com/blog.php/site/pitchers_w/#When:17:13:00Z On Tuesday night, Cliff Lee of the Indians and Milwaukee’s Ben Sheets join the select group of hurlers who’ve started an All-Star Game. Sheets is the first Brewer pitcher to start an All-Star Game. 2008 Season, All-Star Game 2008-07-14T17:13:00-05:00 http://www.thebaseballpage.com/blog.php/108stitches/article/five_bigge/ http://www.thebaseballpage.com/blog.php/site/five_bigge/#When:16:50:00Z There’ve been several instances in All-Star Game history in which the best player did not start at his position. Sometimes fan sentiment results in popular veterans getting the nod despite the fact that a younger player is truly more deserving. Of course, no one ever said it was supposed to be the All-Deserving Team. These guys are supposed to be STARS above all else. For the most part the fans, managers, and league officials have done a good job choosing the starters, but occasionally things go awry.  All-Star Game 2008-07-10T16:50:00-05:00 http://www.thebaseballpage.com/blog.php/108stitches/article/nine_teams/ http://www.thebaseballpage.com/blog.php/site/nine_teams/#When:01:43:00Z The All-Star Game is less than two weeks away, and it’s time to look ahead to the second half of the season. Will the Rays continue to stay perched atop the tough A.L. East? Which National League team has the best chance to reach the World Series? Can the Red Sox repeat? After an exhaustive look at the numbers from the first three months of the season, and after consulting our Ouija board and looking at the rosters of the contenders, we go out on a limb and rank the nine teams with the best chance to hoist the World Series trophy in October. 2008 Season 2008-07-03T01:43:00-05:00 http://www.thebaseballpage.com/blog.php/108stitches/article/best_in_se/ http://www.thebaseballpage.com/blog.php/site/best_in_se/#When:15:20:00Z Earlier this week, the Mets mercifully fired Willie Randolph after letting him twist in the wind most of the season. With Jery Manuel now at the helm, we wondered, which in-season managerial moves have proved the most successful in the past? Columns, Dan Holmes 2008-06-18T15:20:00-05:00 http://www.thebaseballpage.com/blog.php/108stitches/article/randolph_n/ http://www.thebaseballpage.com/blog.php/site/randolph_n/#When:19:37:00Z New York Mets manager Willie Randolph has taken more than his share of blame for the mediocre performance of his team in 2008. 2008 Season, Columns, Dan Holmes, New York Mets 2008-06-12T19:37:00-05:00