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Scott's Baseball Blog May 2007 Archive

By Scott Kendrick, About.com Guide to Baseball

High-def, high concept, so-so result

Thursday May 31, 2007
If you've sunk some money into a high-definition television, baseball has never looked better. The wide screen captures more action, it's crystal-clear, and game broadcasts have more of a feel ... Read More

The greatest .250 hitter ever

Monday May 28, 2007
He's 439th on the all-time home run list, tied with Scott Brosius and John Jaha. And when Raul Ibanez hits two more, Bo Jackson will be 440th. But it's not fair ... Read More

Omaha, here they come

Monday May 28, 2007
June Madness? Well, sort of. There are 64 colleges going for one national title, but the format is a little different. And there probably isn't anybody at work passing out brackets. But ... Read More

The ace in the hole

Saturday May 26, 2007
The New York Mets are already on top of their division with the best record in the National League. And the news only gets better: Pedro Martinez is ahead of schedule ... Read More

Minor misnomers

Friday May 25, 2007
While the majors have stability (the only team to move in the past generation were the Expos/Nationals), the minor leagues are ever-changing. It seems at least one team moves in ... Read More

Starter to closer: Not worth the risk

Thursday May 24, 2007
The move reeked of desperation last month, and it really smells today. Why would any team move its opening day starter to the closer role, with no preparation for the ... Read More

Silence isn't golden

Monday May 21, 2007
Bravo to New York Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi (sort of) for finally speaking out on steroid use in baseball, which he did last week to USA Today. "I was wrong ... Read More

George? You awake?

Sunday May 20, 2007
I miss the old George Steinbrenner, the New York Yankees owner who, for the last 30 years or so, would react to anything and everything, hiring and firing Billy Martin ... Read More

Let the Sunshine in

Friday May 18, 2007
People are moving to Florida at a phenomenal rate – the state grows by about a half-million per year. (And it's not all senior citizens, either.) So why can’t either ... Read More

Bud speaks (but not on Barry)

Friday May 18, 2007
Everybody seems to want to know what baseball commissioner Bud Selig will do when Barry Bonds is one home run away from the all-time record, and the commish is still ... Read More

Your favorite home run

Tuesday May 15, 2007
The home run is so entwined in the English language, it's taken on a different meaning. Spiderman 3 is a home run at the box office. American Idol is a ... Read More

Chipper's got it right

Monday May 14, 2007
This weekend marks the return of interleague play, which has been the Dave Kingman of baseball ideas. (For those of you who weren't around the game in the 1970s and ... Read More

Raise one for the Brewers

Sunday May 13, 2007
Some hope amid the salary inequity carnage: The 2007 Milwaukee Brewers. It's now mid-May, so perhaps it's no fluke. The small-market Brewers have finally found something special after years of losing. ... Read More

A troubled moment approaches

Thursday May 10, 2007
Sometime this summer, perhaps as soon as next month, it seems inevitable that baseball will have a new all-time home run champ. And the entire country is trying to figure ... Read More

Roger that: $40,000 per hitter

Thursday May 10, 2007
Roger Clemens is one of a kind, both on the field and in the negotiating room. After signing a contract with the New York Yankees last weekend, he’s the first semi-retired ... Read More

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