Author: Christopher Glotfelty (Page 7 of 67)

      Wake up, Hernandez!

      May 9, 2010 /

      It’s been a relaxing day in the baseball world, unless you count the Mariners’ firing of hitting coach Alan Cockrell and Joe Mauer’s return to the Twins’ lineup as earth-shattering news.

      So, I guess we should rag on Keith Hernandez, the current SNY broadcaster who fell asleep during the Mets’ extra-inning win over the Giants on Saturday. Now, I’d give the former Elaine Benes flame a pass if this was the Mets recent 20-inning showdown against the Cardinals, but this one only went 11. Come on, man.

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      I’d say Bruce Drennan isn’t pleased with the Indians

      May 8, 2010 /

      Here’s longtime Cleveland sportscaster Bruce Drennan hilariously lamenting the Cleveland Indians. Thanks to Joe Posnanski’s blog for posting it.

      It’s the kind of rant you make when you’re six beers deep, but have just moved onto a glass of liquor. The subject matter would include: women dating guys who are dumber than you, your hapless job, or your dissatisfaction with the town in which you live. It also reminds me of the dweebs who mindlessly record a YouTube video of themselves in the wee hours of the night, spouting off about a celebrity’s plight or something equally banal.

      “Ohhh, Peralta!”

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      Frank McCourt to owe Jamie $637,159 a month

      May 8, 2010 /

      Carla Hall of the Los Angeles Times has confirmed that Dodgers owner Frank McCourt will owe estranged wife Jamie $637,159 a month in temporary spousal support, as per a ruling by a local Superior Court judge.

      The amount that Judge Scott Gordon decided upon falls short of the $988,845 that Jamie McCourt requested. More than half that requested amount ($568,829), her lawyers said, is needed to pay the costs, including mortgages, of seven homes and an eighth piece of property in Mexico that are listed in her name. Her lawyers argued that spousal support should include those costs since her estranged husband used to contribute funds to the housing.

      The judge specified that $412,159 of the monthly total should go to payment of costs associated with the properties, but ordered the property in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, to be sold.

      Josh Fisher of Dodger Divorce did the math and concluded that, with retroactive fees from December, Jamie will end up receiving $6,371,590 from Frank through September.

      The Los Angeles Dodgers are not the Pittsburgh Pirates, and nowhere is this more evident than in their fans’ lack of patience. Given the team’s last place record of 13-16 in arguably MLB’s weakest division, things are already getting nasty. Also, when the area’s leading publication is constantly ripping the both the team’s play and its ownership, it isn’t a good sign for one of the country’s two largest sports markets.


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      What’s happening to the Dodgers’ farm system?

      May 2, 2010 /

      In an informative piece for the Los Angeles Times, Bill Shaikin speaks with Dodgers scout Logan White about the state of the team’s farm system. Team owners Frank and Jamie McCourt are in the midst of a divorce, causing an obviously negative financial situation, yet White claims this is not affecting how he drafts.

      “I don’t want people to think that because we’re not spending the money the way some teams are, we’re not getting players,” he said. “That is so far from the truth.”

      Baseball America, the bible of player development, ranked the Dodgers among the top 10 in minor league talent from 2004 to 2008, then dropped that ranking to 23rd last year and 24th this year.

      That happens, of course, when the likes of Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw graduate to the major leagues. That also happens, though, when the Dodgers spend the least of any major league club in the last two drafts, and when the Dodgers do not account for any of the 115 international signings over $100,000 in 2008.

      “There’s a difference between cheap and wise,” White said. “I like to think we’re wise.”

      It’s remarkable how everyone in the Dodger organization is denying that the McCourt divorce is a problem for the progression of the team. White is a smart guy, but even though he says the team has the proper funds, Dodger fans know better.


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      Strasburg headed to Triple-A

      May 2, 2010 /

      According to a report by MLB.com, Stephen Strasbrug will likely be promoted to Triple-A following his game today for the Double-A Harrisburg Senators.

      The No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 Draft went 3-0 with a 0.52 ERA on the month. He’s collected 23 strikeouts over 17 1/3 innings, and he hasn’t given up an earned run since his first professional start. Over his last two outings, he’s allowed one hit and one walk over 10 innings. Considering these numbers, a move from the Double-A Eastern League was only a matter of how soon.

      Strasburg will reportedly throw 85 pitches or five innings on Sunday and may make a start late next week against the International League’s Gwinnett Braves.

      This news should please Nationals fans. It only took a month for Strasburg to impress in Double-A, so hopefully he doesn’t hit any bumps in the road at the next stage.


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