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April 4, 2007
A look at the world of baseball, with a focus on the local and the, ah, interesting . . .
THE OLD TOWNE TEAM: A look at the Japanese media horde following the Red Sox through the eyes of outsiders (Kansas City Star) . . . Sean McAdam has an interesting off-day piece on Kyle Snyder (projo.com) . . . Joe McDonald was at Media Night at McCoy Stadium (projo.com)
FEELING THE LOVE: The Royals are still basking in the glow of Monday's Opening Day rout of the Red Sox. (Kansas City Star)
BIGGEST PAPI: Old friend Allan Wood points out that if David Ortiz hits 55 or more home runs this year, he will become the first player in baseball history to increase his home-run total for eight consecutive seasons. (joyofsox.blogspot.com)
WHO'S MISSING FROM THIS PICTURE? The good folks at the Baseball Think Factory enjoy mlb.com's Milestone Tracker, but they point out there's something wrong here. Where's that guy . . . you know the one, big head, bad attitude, potential legal problems, about to overtake Hank Aaron and break the all-time home-run record . . . yeah, him. Isn't he on this? (mlb.com)
(It's like my mother used to say: Pretending the problem doesn't exist doesn't make it go away.)
YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN: Andy Pettitte is pumped and jacked about today's start, his first start since returning to the Yankees (New York Daily News).
HERE'S TO YOU, BERNIE: In Jon Heyman's Opening Day musings from Yankee Stadium, he writes [to] pay tribute to [Bernie] Williams in their own way, Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui made some of the worst throws from the outfield that anyone has seen in years. If that's why they were doing it, I imagine Johnny and Hideki will be honoring Bernie all season long. (si.com) . . . Speaking of the Yankee opener, the site Bronx Banter has pictures, including a few of the new stadium under construction. (bronxbanter.baseballtoaster.com)
ENJOY HIM WHILE YOU CAN: Steven Goldman thinks Yankee fans should appreciate George Steinbrenner, because his reign is nearing an end and who knows if his successor will be as dedicated to success as he's been. (New York Sun)
CAN WE AT LEAST WAIT UNTIL THE LEAVES COME OUT? Two days into the season, and we have columnists saying that Ozzie Guillen's job is safe despite the White Sox' Opening Day loss (Chicago Sun-Times) and Charlie Manuel shouldn't be on the hot seat in Philadelphia (Philadelphia Inquirer). Imagine if their teams were 0-2 instead of 0-1.
BRING IT ON: Of course, it doesn't really help when Ozzie himself says the White Sox should fire him if they don't win. (Chicago Sun-Times)
LOCAL BOYS: Chris Ianetta was the hero in the Rockies' extra-inning win last night. (Denver Post) . . . Unfortunately, the news wasn't as rosy for Dan Wheeler in Houston (Houston Chronicle) . . . It's only local because Rocco Baldelli plays for them, but the New York Sun's Tim Marchman can't understand why, with all their talent, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays are still so bad. (New York Sun)
OLD FRIENDS: Josh Bard continues to make Theo Epstein look bad (San Diego Union-Tribune) . . . Freddy Sanchez is about to begin his rehab assignment (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette).
UM, MR. MAYOR? HOME PLATE'S THAT WAY: Check out the Opening Day first-ball toss from Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory. (skipperstyle.com)
-- ART MARTONE
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