All Entries in the "Baseball" Category
Oh Manny: Ramirez and how things change
I’m having trouble reconciling this Manny Ramirez signing with the A’s things. You see, this goes back awhile. I’ve written about it before. Ramirez was something to me long before Manny was ever being Manny. I continued to follow him as he grew into the slugger that some had predicted he could be back during [...]
Kate Upton teaches MLB stars the circle…change
Kate Upton dons the cover of this year’s SI Swimsuit issue that hit stands this week. Boooring. Personally, we prefer her in less expected and more casual environments. The cover of SI is nice and all, but how about her role in the new 2K Sports commercial for their MLB 2K12 game? In this intellectually [...]
Jeremy Lin Leads Knicks Past Jazz
We’ ve shared here recently that Mike D’Antoni is not our favorite coach. You can add talent evaluation to the list of our complaints about the Knicks head man. Why? Well, Jeremy Lin of course. This is what we wrote a week ago in pondering the dream of what could have been had the fall [...]
Can we leave Josh Hamilton alone?
As I stood (ironically, in a bar) last evening, I watched the familiar scroll across the bottom of the ESPN screen. Scores. News. Milestones. And then, of course, the details of Josh Hamilton’s night out in Dallas where he had “three or four” drinks. The bottom line graphic lit up across the plasma screen and [...]
Jon Stewart takes jab at Mets during Moneyball interview
We’re big Jon Stewart fans here at The Legend. Actually, let me not speak for the rest of the editorial staff. I am a big Jon Stewart fan. And Stewart shares as least one thing with Cecilio’s Scribe. He’s a fan of the New York Mets. So, we’re both sorry bastards in that regard. Fortunately [...]
Rangers Welcome Darvish, Potential Nicknames Abound
The Texas Rangers officially welcomed 25-year old pitcher Yu Darvish yesterday in Arlington. The hard-throwing former Japanese league star was one of the hottest names of the offseason with Texas scoring the righty just before a 5 p.m. deal deadline this past Wednesday. Darvish will rock #11 and just how good he will be stateside [...]
Sarah McLachlan ASPCA Spot Inspires New Mets Ticket Ad
Sometimes comedy is best served up in its simplest form. From the fine folks at the Mets-focused blog The Apple comes a new season tickets spot from your…New…York…Mets. Well done, gentlemen. Well. Done. If only I thought my contribution actually could help…I’ll need some testimonials down the line to assess what impact my donation may [...]
Mets Waive Goodbye to Fernando Martinez
The Mets waived Fernando Martinez today. This is likely of little interest to any but the core Mets fans. For us, though, it’s a memorable milestone, albeit an ignominious one. It represents another low point in what is a seemingly storied history of fabled Mets prospects that have failed to pan out. It’s only intriguing [...]
Mets Kidcaster Gets it Done Right
Eleven year old Jacob Rensick won SNY’s annual kidcaster contest, which meant he took the mic during yesterday’s home third of the Mets/Fish contest at CitiField. His residency in the booth was greeted with a first pitch home run by Jose Reyes. Undaunted by the small talk of Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling, [...]
Houston Astros Fans, You Have a Problem…
Sorry Kids, Hunter and Anyone Else Good is as Good as Gone I bitch about being a Mets fan plenty. Erie’s Scribe has been known to bellyache a bit about his Tribe as well. However, I’ve come to realize that, at least for the near term, we should both shut up. We’ve really got nothing [...]
