tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384282992011-08-26T16:38:58.679-05:00It's like kickin' it with your best buds, your brothers. It's like Sapphire and T's, watching SC, shootin' the shit, talkin' baseball. It's like that, and that's the way it is.Paul Salomonnoreply@blogger.comBlogger391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-35905440947911385562010-04-19T21:42:00.002-05:002010-04-19T21:43:30.850-05:00

The Astros are really really bad. I don't think the return of an old and injured Lance Berkman is really going to do the trick. I was half expecting a breakout year from Pence too. Oh well.

Waylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165776398152398069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-32850671705257308872008-04-03T15:36:00.000-05:002008-04-03T15:42:18.688-05:00

Listen. For the record, as of April 3rd, 2008, the Royals and Nats have the best records in the AL and NL, respectively. I'm putting down money on a Royals-Nats World Series. Anyone want to give me some odds?Seriously, let's start posting again. I want to see some playoff predictions from everyone. Maybe some fantasy talk. Baseball politics. Let's do it.

Barthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04387417583520679973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-4470398545824953402007-10-30T05:26:00.000-05:002007-10-30T05:27:52.575-05:00

The Associated Press reports that staff at the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston named a baby giraffe "Sox" to honor the Red Sox four-game World Series sweep of the Colorado Rockies.

Tariqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955254642115431788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-55984369890055754892007-09-11T20:59:00.000-05:002007-10-03T22:49:40.287-05:00

There has been a large amount of clamor around this blog that all the contributers blog, and I'm the last writer to jump on the blog-train.September, there isn't a better time to write about baseball, well, I guess for a Cubs fan like myself, April when we haven't started thinking "wait 'til next year" might be best month. As Zambrano cools off and the Cubs stumble to the finish line, I'm trying

Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08789562135740471082noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-21552081299009383642007-09-02T01:40:00.000-05:002007-09-02T15:40:02.404-05:00

My hat's off to Clay Buchholz. The young fellah just threw a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox. No-hitters are always pretty historic, and this was no exception. It was the 3rd no-hitter caught by Jason Varitek. No one has caught 3 since some guy for the Black Sox. It was also the first rookie no-hitter in Red Sox history. Even more incredible, it was Buchholz's 2nd big league start, EVER!

Paul Salomonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-49377827492382383112007-08-31T19:43:00.000-05:002007-08-31T19:48:17.210-05:00

Now that I have consistent web access, I'll throw some BS up here. I mean, that's what we Law Students are all about anyway, right?So, without looking at the standings, I'll make some playoff picks:NL West: 'ZonaCentral: Paulie, hate to do it do you, but Cubbies take it.East: Phils, just cause.Wildcard: Pods? I have no idea.AL West: Vlad (by himself)Central: Indians.East: Sox; even after the

Waylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165776398152398069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-69087167022265438812007-08-22T13:04:00.000-05:002007-08-22T13:09:25.623-05:00

Getting everybody (almost, Come on Wally, Hags) to write in their picks was awesome for getting people to post. I think every once in a while, if there's nothing really going down on the site we should ask a question.Heres my question: Forget who you think will make the playoffs. For these 2007 teams, what would be your ideal playoffs picture?Feel free to give a break down of how they end up,

Paul Salomonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-61638804152286661822007-08-19T12:46:00.001-05:002007-08-19T13:04:34.778-05:00

We all love October, but does anyone like Dane Cook? Maybe he was funny for a week or so, I don't know. His latest comedy endeavour, "Vicious Circle", a feature length comedy performance was filmed in front of thousands of people. The audience and set was huge, which tells you he is making huge bucks, and as a result it looks like his comedic efforts have fallen off. The stuff he does now is

Paul Salomonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-280569707121067162007-08-18T20:22:00.000-05:002007-08-18T20:32:00.058-05:00

In the heart of a well massive cards cubs series, I was pumped that game 2 would be covered by FOX. I hunkered down to watch what was to be a struggle for the birds, only to find out that instead they would be showing the yankees play the tigers. FUCK! fuck that. The yankees? Every yankees game is on here in NY, obviously. it is NY. But come on! NY is the largest city in America, and it's

Paul Salomonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-38861395107086071192007-08-18T19:46:00.000-05:002007-08-18T20:08:23.278-05:00

I’m at Logan airport in Boston, trying to get home to Chicago. My flight was scheduled for 7 am, but due to maintenance issues, the plane isn’t taking off for an indeterminate amount of time, if at all. Good times. My WiFi antenna is also on the fritz, so I don’t have any access to the super highway. Better times. The only option left to me is to write my first blog entry, and as Paul would

Barthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04387417583520679973noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-73530629328490017642007-08-17T17:29:00.000-05:002007-08-17T18:00:31.068-05:00

I know most of us watch SportsCenter, and will probably see this play, but I also know Tariq won't. This is for him. The Little League World Series has begun here in the states, and it has started off right. I just saw the web gem of the year, in the first game of the tourney, between the Walpole, MA and Hamilton, OH. The setup reads like a backyard fantasy chant - down a run to MA, runner on

Paul Salomonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-17632028312938424062007-08-17T16:01:00.000-05:002007-08-17T17:17:33.931-05:00

I have promised myself that an XM radio is in my sports future, and Wayne has agreed to pay for the unit. Haven't gotten it yet, so the last month of my life has been Cardsless. Today was the start of a HUGE, EPIC, CLASSIC weekend wrap-around 4-game set at Wrigley. Every game will be televised here in Pawling. If I were a praying man, my prayers would be answered. Unfortunately I just sat

Paul Salomonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-36078086959450611782007-08-17T04:28:00.000-05:002007-08-17T09:51:16.240-05:00

(even if it means just swinging wildly at every pitch I see)If this is Bart's idea, how come he isn't leading the charge?This is typical of our family (You guys realise this blog is family property, right?). Everyone wants to tell everyone else what to do, but no one wants to actually do anything. It reminds me of a poll I saw in one of the daily papers earlier this week. 100% of the college kids

Tariqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955254642115431788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-43923577375129949522007-08-15T13:58:00.000-05:002007-08-15T14:08:51.700-05:00

I recently visited my good friend Bartlomiej Borej (I hope I pronounced that correctly) in Boston, MA. We had a gay old time. Bart wants to actually start writing for the blog, which I fully support. DO IT BOT! He had another good idea too. In attempt to get us all to check in and write something, he suggested we ALL post our playoff picks from here on out. Knowing what we know, calls em

Paul Salomonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-85335065509295304212007-08-13T20:16:00.001-05:002007-08-13T21:34:20.333-05:00

After a 16 hour move from my beloved Saint Louis to the heart of AL country and Yanks-Sawks battleground, I just couldn't bring myself to write. But then... If there was one thing that could bring my atrophied pen back to the Indo-American you KNEW it was Rick Ankiel. What a fellah, what a story!I hope you have heard by now all about the 13-win lefty from 2001 with a lightning fastball and a

Paul Salomonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-83960116395920540802007-08-11T02:19:00.000-05:002007-08-11T02:23:20.590-05:00

What happened to the catcher?

Tariqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955254642115431788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-41654639914457725612007-08-09T02:30:00.000-05:002007-08-09T02:32:55.124-05:00

Tariqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955254642115431788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-83903540393207084632007-07-11T02:11:00.000-05:002007-07-12T02:03:27.839-05:00

I'm not a big fan of the All-Star game deciding home field advantage in the World Series. I feel the game should be played primarily for fun. There are 162 regular season games played which can decide home field advantage.Yes, Soriano was animated after his two-run blast in the bottom of the ninth made it a one-run game. Dmitri Young was bopping and smiling in the dugout as the NL loaded the

Tariqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955254642115431788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-80245450705130708812007-07-09T07:16:00.000-05:002007-07-09T07:24:20.974-05:00

Mark Buehrle wanted to stay with the Chicago White Sox. His teammates wanted him to stay with the Chicago White Sox. The Chicago White Sox wanted him to stay with the Chicago White Sox.And yet it looked, briefly, like Mark Buehrle might be leaving the Chicago White Sox.He isn't now, having signed a four-year, $56 million deal. But the mere fact that it was even in doubt goes to show how

Tariqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955254642115431788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-41065736964503247772007-07-09T01:52:00.000-05:002007-07-09T07:25:37.718-05:00

Is what this blog is.Just like the Yankees.Paul is busy touring - mutil-talented is my young american friend - while I have been busy working. I've also had to replace my laptop, which took much longer than it needed to. I now have a new laptop but it refuses to connect to the internet. These are the problems of living in a developing economy.Once Paul is done touring, he will be moving to New

Tariqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955254642115431788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-52041272916566325442007-05-13T11:56:00.000-05:002007-05-14T13:16:20.992-05:00

Yes, Pauli beat me to a Yankees story. But only because I was busy with my day job: researching and writing for the Wall Street Journal. Besides, what is Pauli going to do if I don't write? Fire me? The Journal, on the hand, would do exactly that. It was an easy choice to make.Obviously I'm glad the Rocket is coming back to NYC. I'm glad he decided not to go to Boston. That would have sucked. He

Tariqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955254642115431788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-45615979035386609502007-05-07T01:16:00.000-05:002007-05-07T01:49:11.958-05:00

It's a tough week to be a Houston fan. My boy, Yao Ming, couldn't pull it off and the Rockets fell to the Jazz. Then everyone's boy, Roger Clemens, fell to another land of Jazz, New York. (weird) So the country's 4th largest city took a hit this week. Which is fair to say, since the rocket will be taking his SEVEN Cy Young Awards to the Bronx.Hang on, did I just beat Tariq to a Yankees story

Paul Salomonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-50883612230518319322007-05-02T20:29:00.000-05:002007-05-02T21:16:06.321-05:00

I know the Cardinals do. Jim Edmonds can't even run as well as he strikes out. Padres, D-Backs, and anybody that thinks they have a shot this year may be looking to get a hitter. What if I had a guy that could play in the OF and hit you 15-20 HR in the second half? He's sort of old, but if you're an AL team you can stick him up your ass for all you care. What if his baseball want ad read,POY

Paul Salomonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-19827273047345883142007-05-01T23:28:00.000-05:002007-05-01T23:53:03.701-05:00

Tim Keown of ESPN.com, who I love reading by the way, asks in his latest column "will there ever be a time when even one person in the media suggests that it just might be Joe Torre's fault?I understand Keown asking the question. I just don't get the timing. Is it Torre's fault Wang, and Mussina were on the DL (Mussina still is)? Is it Torre's fault Carl Pavano is the worst kind of baseball

Tariqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955254642115431788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-41443481088909396002007-04-30T01:38:00.000-05:002007-04-30T01:39:50.118-05:00

Josh Hancock.1978-2007R.I.P.

Tariqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955254642115431788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-4946188573806477492007-04-28T01:18:00.000-05:002007-04-28T02:00:32.247-05:00

When Yahoo drafted Mariano, Hoffman and BJ Ryan for me (I couldn't be at the draft, time zone differences), I thought here's one category I'm going to dominate.Boy, was I wrong.Yes, it is still early but Mariano and Ryan have ERAs over 12 and Ryan is on the DL. And Hoffman just blew his second straight save, first time he has done that in almost 10 years. And his ERA is over 7.I'm currently lying

Tariqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955254642115431788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-56410803640618905612007-04-27T22:47:00.000-05:002007-04-27T23:15:47.324-05:00

Friday morning (Thursday evening for folks in the U.S.) I dragged myself out of bed at 5:15 to watch Phil Hughes make his big league debut. I did this despite having only gone to bed at 1 and despite having to be at work by 9. I did it because I'm starting to panic and I needed a genuine reason to be optimistic about Yankee pitching.I'm not sure I got it.I watched innings 3-4-5 (I couldn't drag

Tariqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955254642115431788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-73619377340591911372007-04-26T00:26:00.000-05:002007-04-26T00:39:12.304-05:00

Grant Hill.That's who popped into my head when I read about Mark Prior missing another season after another aborted "comeback".Hill and his Orlando Magic are currently down 2-0 to the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The point is Hill is in the playoffs when it looked like he may never play basketball again.The doctor who is operating on Prior's shoulder on Tuesday is

Tariqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955254642115431788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-78028740350752163922007-04-25T15:06:00.000-05:002007-04-25T15:51:10.595-05:00

Old Style, I believe, is the official beer of Wrigley Field. It hasn't, however, stopped the Brewers of Miller from coming in and taking the first two games in this week's series. They're playing the 3rd at the time of this writing. The Cubs just ran into an out at 3rd on some sort of baserunning blunder. If you're not a Cubs fan, it might be hard to picture, but just imagine something

Paul Salomonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-20586305210126145002007-04-20T02:34:00.000-05:002007-04-20T02:49:36.998-05:00

Don't look now but the principal reason the New York Yankees have a winning record is a certain gentleman who goes by the name of Alex Rodriguez.A-Rod has hit a league leading 10 home runs in 14 games, two of them walk off dingers. He also leads the league in RBI with 26 and is batting a tick over .350.The reason for his offensive outburst: "It's just fun," Rodriguez said after his latest game

Tariqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955254642115431788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-30618565568560925982007-04-10T16:38:00.000-05:002007-04-10T22:53:14.602-05:00

It didn't take Wayne, my father and Van Pelt to my Stu Scott, too long to realize that game 5 of the 2005 NLCS was the beginning of the end for Brad Lidge.I can recall a time when Brad Lidge was a nearly untouchable fireballer. His ERA in 2005 was 2.80 with 42 saves, and in '04 it was 1.90 with 157 K. That was back when Jeff Suppan (who?) beat the Rocket, and the Cards won game 7 In 2005, when

Paul Salomonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-6165419190382787492007-04-08T01:29:00.000-05:002007-04-08T04:13:37.078-05:00

Living in India, the only televised regular season baseball games I will get to see are those involving either the New York Yankees or the Boston Red Sox. And not always live either. Of course live games mean getting up at 4:30 in the morning. And delayed games mean not watching them at all cause I'll be at work.So the bottom line is I won't be watching much baseball this season.Which sucks.So

Tariqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955254642115431788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-56484640357107872622007-04-04T20:27:00.000-05:002007-04-05T23:08:21.252-05:00

Alternate title: My Day at RFK. In my quest to visit every ballpark, I thought it a shame I had visited DC just days before April. Well what the hell, I'll just go have a look. I took the Metro to Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium and had a peek. "Tickets, Tickets," I heard.HUH? It's still March.Next to me on the walk up was a moustached man with a pony tail to his ass in a Nats cap and

Paul Salomonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-47887457068916755702007-03-31T08:22:00.000-05:002007-04-03T23:34:39.605-05:00

I am standing in a conference center in DC. I saw Gilby and the Wizards blow a game yesterday, and today I am at a teacher hiring conference/meat market. Given that today is March 31st, my mind is elsewhere. Most of all my heart is in Saint Louis, basking in the sun and glory of Busch Stadium. The good news is that tomorrow my body will be there along with it.Look how jealous you are!Yes I

Paul Salomonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-1167954116585096612007-01-04T16:50:00.000-06:002007-01-04T17:41:56.593-06:00

Since we're on the subject... Barry Bonds is fairly unlikeable. He's a bad team mate, for one thing. He's not quite the "cancer in the locker room" that Andy York was for our Intramural Basketball team, but he's not exactly full of team spirit either. He's had media issues, you could say, but Tariq's right. You can't quite blacklist a guy who hasn't even had a positive drug test.Here's my

Paul Salomonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-1167930985867741962007-01-04T10:47:00.000-06:002007-01-04T22:47:50.356-06:00

that Congress held hearings on steroid use in baseball because steroid use is potentially devastating for the human body, and Congress was worried about the example being set for young kids. The hearings had nothing to do with cheating at baseball. If steroids were good for you. If steroids made you healthier, there would have been no hearings.p.s. Those that took steroids before Baseball's rules

Tariqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955254642115431788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-1167806182053015132007-01-02T23:50:00.000-06:002007-01-03T02:48:47.766-06:00

I want Barry Lamar Bonds to break Henry Louis Aaron's home run record.And I want us all to take a long hard look in the mirror when he does.Bonds is not the villain here, although MLB wants him to be. What he is is a symptom of the willingness of MLB, fans, managers and the media to turn a blind eye to the growing use of steroids in the 1990s. We are the villains, you, me, all of us. We ignored

Tariqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955254642115431788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-1167442131740738152006-12-29T19:15:00.000-06:002006-12-29T19:28:51.746-06:00

This is a picture of my good friend Tariq Engineer and me at NLCS game 1 in 2004. The cards won that game and Chris Carpenter was electric. I think Tariq will echo my sentiments here. I will make a couple of comments on the image, some of which will relate to this here blog we have just started. 1) This game was played in old Busch Stadium, and we had sick seats. (unrelated to this blog.)

Paul Salomonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38428299.post-1167423136996865722006-12-29T14:07:00.000-06:002007-01-03T02:46:14.873-06:00

I was born in India. I grew up in India. And, after a spell of five years spent in the United States, currently live in India. My maternal grandfather captained his state cricket team to their first national championship, and for almost 40 years, their only national championship. My paternal grandfather’s first cousin went one better, playing 46 tests for India. So what I am about to say

Tariqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09955254642115431788noreply@blogger.com2