Archive for February, 2010

You think you’re excited for spring training?  You have nothing on the catchers from the NL Central.   For Pttsburgh, Ryan Doumit is looking to continue the late season hitting prowess and certainly wants to stay healthy for a complete season.  Geovany Soto is psyched to show off his new figure for the Slim Fast commercials. And the rest of the NL Central catchers are about as exciting as Olympic pairs figure skating.  Gregg Zaun takes his catcher’s mitt to Milwaukee this year to provide the usual average production.  What did you expect?  He’s Gregg Zaun.  At least the Pirates won’t have Jason Kendall pushing Jeff [...]

BlogTalkRadio.com had an interview on their site tonight before Jarek Cunningham heads to Florida.  “Pedro Alvarez is the best player I’ve seen,….” said Cunningham.  He also said it’s his goal to be with the West Virginia Power.  Hang through the technical difficulties, it’s good stuff.

Cash, Cars, and Hookers  sounds like a title to a Motley Crue song, but no it was just another bad week for Taiwan baseball.  Global Post has the complete story including details of the scandal which include luring high school players into the corruption long before they were even in the Taiwan professional baseball league. (Talk about patience, heh Neal Huntington, the Taiwanese would make great Pirate fans!)  Pete Rose looks like a saint compared to this madness that includes star players, politicians, and of course the mob. Don’t worry if you don’t speak the language.  Just watch the video, because about thirty seconds [...]

The NL Central shortstop position has seen an influx of new starters in the past year.  The trend could continue for several teams this season as well.  The Pirates have a shortstop that came over mid season.  The Brewers moved JJ Hardy to make room for their new shortstop.  The Cardinals plugged in a new shortstop last season and of course, it was magical.  The Astros are going young with a shortstop that can actually field the position.  The Cubs are also a team that is ready to move the one proven consistent player in the group to second base (RumBunter NL Central 2nd basemen [...]

Second base is a divisional question mark with one exception–the Reds Brandon Phillips does it all except hit for average.  Once that’s accomplished, Phillips will move into the top tier of Major League Baseball’s second baseman.  A lofty home occupied now by Chase Utley and Ian Kinsler.   But this is the NL Central where depth beyond Phillips is

When it comes to the first base position in the NL Central, each team must have a basher.  A hitter that hits at least 25 home runs.  A muscle man who when he has 80 RBI it’s considered an off year.  A player so valuable

Oprah Winfrey apparently lives under a rock. She didn’t know about the birthmark? Really? After screaming, “Wow, Wow, Wow, WOOOOOOOH….” watch what she does….after the jump

We were shocked to see our beloved Pittsburgh Pirates on Super Bowl Sunday.  Cool stuff.  The fact the ad was so specific is even more impressive.  No, it won’t be a general commercial that can be used throughout the season.  It’s time stamped

Carrie Underwood or Christina Aguilera?  Two singers with varying styles, but who does it the best while also looking the hottest?   We’re dying for the baseball season to start (you cant tell?), so we had this argument yesterday and it really needs settled. For us it came down to these two recording stars, but maybe we forgot somebody.   Christina Aguilera is a Pittsburgh girl who brings a unique style to the song.  Carrie Underwood was the American Idol winner.  Both ladies look fantastic with a microphone in their hand. Aguilera has sung at PNC Park and also Penguin games.  In the video below, it looks [...]

Somewhere in Tempe, Arizona, Pedro Alvarez just completed 100 situps while you made love to this picture.   Pedro Alvarez made quite a bit of noise