Category: Media

For a gem of an interview, listen to former Dodger GM Fred Claire interviewing ESPN Peter Gammons. Claire is doing this as part of his gig with MLB Radio’s GM Corner.

I love Gammons. I’m glad the old coot is back.

On almost every baseball forum, you run across the familiar thread: Who’s your least favorite broadcaster/analyst? Everyone’s got an opinion though Tim McCarver’s name tends to show up an AWFUL lot.

One person you won’t see on that list is Gammons. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one thinking baseball fan say a bad word about him. It’s safe to say that Gammons is probably the most respected member of the sports media.

Take a listen to these two veterans (in the larger sense of the word) of the game of baseball.

Got an advertisement email from MLB.com last week. They want me to “Enter for a chance to win the entire Iron Maiden Music Catalog”

Now, when they get them to sing the National Anthem at the All-Star game That’ll be something.

Mellencamp loves Chevrolet

Before Game 2, John Mellencamp treated Comerica fans to a rendition of his song, “Our Country”. How nice.

Meanwhile, I’m sure Chevrolet wrote MLB a nice fat check for the privilege.

A patriotic jingle? Or a multi-national corporation’s marketing scheme? You make the call.

The cameras panned the crowd and judging by their disinterested faces, I’ll bet they were just wondering why they weren’t playing the national anthem. It was COLD out there. They don’t have the time to be pandered to.

Play Ball! Now!

And John Mellencamp, you used to pretend you were for the “working man”. Give up the charade.

The Tigers played an amazing ALDS series and will go on to face the A’s tonight in game 1…

…so let’s talk about the Yankees.

So as I figured, the rumors swirling around about Torre were just that. The Boss just isn’t that dumb to let him go. Some analysts are willing to go as far to say that during the season, this was Torre’s best year in the field.

Words from Steinbrenner for the press:

“I spoke to Joe Torre today and I told him, ‘You’re back for the year. I expect a great deal from you and the entire team. I have high expectations and I want to see enthusiasm, a fighting spirit and a team that works together. The responsibility is yours, Joe, and all of the Yankees.'” Steinbrenner said in a statement released by his publicist, Howard Rubenstein. “Yes, I am deeply disappointed about our loss this year, we have to do better. And I deeply want a championship. It’s about time.”

It’s about time? Some teams have been waiting for 6 years, some of us have been waiting all our life.

So what about A-Rod? His future in NY may not be so secure.

The latest from the Yankees front office is they have no interest in trading the superstar. According to Cashman, “We’re going to figure this thing out together.”

I’m trying to envision this “figure this thing out together” thing.

The blackout was lifted so those in Guam were able see the playoffs. Throughout the year, games were blacked out due to contractual difficulties between ESPN and MLB.

The More You Know.