Talkin’ Baseball with Seth Swirsky

October 27, 2009 – Shawn Anderson Postseason baseball is shaped by the iconography that is baseball itself. In the last quarter century, some of baseball’s most memorable moments played out on what proved to be the biggest stage possible. From dramatic homeruns (who can forget Kirk Gibson in 1988 or Joe Carter going deep five years later?) to the... [Read more]...

The Ballad of “Billy the Kid”

October 16, 2009 – Shawn Anderson “I don’t plan on talking to nobody,” Billy Wagner told reporters when asked where he might end up next season. “I’ve got nothing else to (accomplish).” Wagner has mouthed off before, so whether or not this is just another in a long line of quotable quotes or how he truly feels is a good question. Unfortunately…only... [Read more]...

Do you want to hear something sick?

September 30, 2009 – Shawn Anderson The summer before I went away to college I went on a date to the local mall. Romantic, right? Thing is, I didn’t go there because of the old stereotype “girls like to shop”…I went there solely because I needed to replace my worn out cassette (yes, cassette) of Pearl Jam’s “Ten”... [Read more]...

Talkin’ Baseball with Former O’s Catcher Chris Hoiles

September 24, 2009 – Shawn Anderson Much was made when Cal Ripken, Jr. broke Lou Gehrig’s “Iron Man” streak September 6, 1995. To this day…many say he “saved baseball”. For the next three years, he did what he did 2632 games prior…he went to work. Last Saturday (September 19) marked the 11th anniversary of Ripken playing the last game... [Read more]...

Yes…THAT Brian Roberts

September 23, 2009 – Shawn Anderson Lost in the Derek Jeter “is” (check out what Hal Bodley had to say) or “isn’t” (read the rebuttal to Bodley’s piece by Michael Schur) American League Most Valuable Player debates that have hit the interwebs since he surpassed Lou Gehrig’s Yankee hit record were two other... [Read more]...