NSR REVIEWS: The Last Real Season

courtesy of Letters on Pages  I love baseball and I am from Cincinnati…therefore when I saw there was a new book out about the 1975 season, well I had to read it!  For those who don’t know what I am talking about, 1975 was the year of the famous Reds vs. Red Sox World Series (which the Reds won).  I figured [read more...]

Duncan sent to AAA

Hot off the presses, Chris Duncan has been sent to AAA-Memphis. Prospect Joe Mather will take his place on the major league roster. Duncan has been pretty bad for a while now. As Bernie Miklasz pointed out yesterday, since July 29 of last season, Duncan is hitting .219/.322./.324. He's still only 27 years old, and I'm pretty sure everyone other than [read more...]

Thanks Dusty

I was strolling down Clark St., just in front of Wrigley Field earlier this week. I had just finished meeting with a ticket broker, discussing a business transaction. As I glanced over towards the new Ernie Banks statute, I noticed a man sitting on the new benches that surround Banks. Dressed all in black, clutching a cell phone, I wasn't [read more...]

Hart Surgery: The Show is Over?

Many things attract us to athletics. The thrill of competition, the unpredictability, the common bond shared by fans of the same team. And there is one other reason. We watch sports because we see people doing things that transcend what 99.9 percent of the public is able to do. When we watch Tiger Woods, Barry Bonds, or Serena Williams, we [read more...]