Seasons Turn
My wife’s been buying these half-gallon glass containers of all-natural, fat-free milk. They cost about the same as regular store milk, except you have to leave a $3 deposit in case the bottle gets...
View ArticleFrom the Divine to the Ridiculous
They called it a Bible bump. It was in fact a neuroma, a hardened swelling of nerve tissue, on some portion of the finger or hand that made any activity performed using that digit or paw result in...
View ArticleJordan Pacheco: Free
Woulda, coulda and shoulda: Pacheco, Colvin and Fowler What does it say about Jordan Pacheco’s disappearing act that some of us, ahem, didn’t even realize he was finally gone? Probably says more about...
View ArticlePrairie Dogs
When a prairie dog colony is threatened by, say, a menacing hawk, one of them will stand tall and squeak its fool head off to draw the marauder’s attention while the others scamper to safety. Only then...
View ArticleHe Looks More Like No. 2 Every Day
What surprised me about Troy Tulowitzki being seated in the rows behind home plate at Yankee Stadium on Sunday? That he could afford the ticket. (Rimshot.) Very subtly played, Mr. Tulowitzki. Ugh....
View ArticleEnchanted, I’m Sure …
To Red Sox fans in Rhode Island, it’s a cherished tradition: Most of the eventual stars of the big club cut their teeth in Pawtucket. There they are on murals lining the stairways at McCoy Stadium:...
View ArticleA Bird Around the Neck Is Worth … What?!?!
Wow. The Marlins are really stupid. What part of this movie did they miss? Alex Rodriguez? Albert Pujols? The Dodgers outfield? CC Sabathia? Ryan Howard? Or closer to home for me … Mike Hampton? Todd...
View ArticleNot for (Fire) Sale
No, you cannot have Nolan Arenado. No. No, no, no and no. Yes, the Rockies are awful. But this is the type of transcendent ballplayer you build a better team around. No, you cannot have Corey...
View ArticleHunger Games
Maybe it’s just the road uniforms, but the Colorado Rockies have shown up for the 2015 season lean and mean. Forget the record-tying doubles (12 in two games to start the season). That’s nice,...
View ArticleDefense and Pitching and … the Rockies?
Everybody knew even before the season started that the Colorado Rockies would have the best defense in the majors. OK, maybe just the six of us who follow them, but whatever. (Plenty of room on the...
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