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Clemens indicted on perjury charges

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Not a good day for the Rocket. A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens for allegedly lying to Congress about using steroids and growth hormone. Clemens faces charges of obstruction of Congress, making … Continue reading →

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Comparing stadium experiences

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

The Sugar Land Sun has an interesting three-part series comparing the minor league baseball experiences in Fort Worth and New Orleans to what we might expect in Sugar Land with its forthcoming stadium. Here’s the introduction: Both cities provide key … Continue reading →

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RIP, Bob Sheppard

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Preceding George Steinbrenner in death was the legendary PA announcer Bob Sheppard, known as both the voice of Yankee Stadium and the Voice of God. If you watched the All Star Game on Tuesday night, you got to hear a … Continue reading →

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RIP, George Steinbrenner

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

It was kind of a rough week for the New York Yankees, as they lost two of their icons while I was on vacation. I’ll have something to say about Bob Sheppard, their legendary and longtime public address announcer, in … Continue reading →

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Sugar Land stadium site selected

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

The location for the Sugar Land baseball stadium has been chosen. Sugar Land City Council has chosen an area near the northeast corner of Hwy. 6 and U.S. Hwy. 90A as their preferred site for a minor league baseball stadium. … Continue reading →

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Eri Yoshida’s American debut

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve blogged before about Eri Yoshida, the 18-year-old female knuckleball pitcher from Japan. Last week, she made her Meet American debut as a professional baseball player. With the spotlight of the media from both sides of the Pacific, Yoshida made … Continue reading →

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So how about that instant replay?

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

I presume you’ve heard about the perfect game that wasn’t, thanks to the blown call by the umpire with two outs in the ninth inning. If not, see here, here, and here for the details. All I have to say … Continue reading →

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Sugar Land gets its stadium

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

They’ve been working on it for over two years now, and at long last, the city of Sugar Land has struck a deal to build a minor league baseball stadium. The project promises to create 120 jobs, generate $7.7 million … Continue reading →

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Selig avoids All Star Game issue

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

We always knew he was a weenie. With a lengthy non-answer, Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig on Thursday gave no indication he would move the 2011 All-Star Game from Phoenix in response to Arizona’s immigration law, saying MLB has … Continue reading →

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More pressure on MLB over the 2011 All Star Game

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Keep it up. A New York congressman who called for the league to move the 2011 game from Phoenix is the latest person to push for an economic boycott against the state in protest of the new law. Companies have … Continue reading →

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MLBPA opposes Arizona immigration law

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Good for them. New York, NY, Friday, April 30, 2010 … The following statement was issued today by Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Michael Weiner regarding the immigration law recently passed by the state of Arizona. “The recent … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Play ball!

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Tomorrow is Opening Day, the best day of the year. And here is what was once voted the most memorable play ever: Play ball!

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Montgomery County gets in the minor league act

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

We know about Sugar Land’s plan to build a stadium for a minor league baseball team. They’ve now been joined by a neighbor to the north in that pursuit. The East Montgomery County Improvement District signed a memorandum of understanding … Continue reading →

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More on the Sugar Land minor league baseball push

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s an update from the Chron to last week’s news about Sugar Land’s pursuit of a minor league baseball team. The preliminary discussions about the ballpark put it in the Class AAA compatibility range, typically requiring a seating capacity at … Continue reading →

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RIP, Sister Damian Kuhn

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

This is the sweetest story you’ll read all week. One spring season when the Astros were in a particularly bad slump, Sister Damian Kuhn made her way to owner Drayton McLane’s office, dressed in her traditional blue habit and veil. … Continue reading →

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Sugar Land moves forward on getting a baseball team

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

They couldn’t get the Dynamo, but the city of Sugar Land is making progress on landing a baseball team. The city council of Sugar Land agreed this week to work with a company that specializes in getting cities to build … Continue reading →

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A more worldly World Series

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

This sounds cool. US Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig has proposed to launch a “global World Series” between US and Japanese champion clubs, press reports said Friday. Selig’s Japanese counterpart, Nippon Professional Baseball commissioner Ryozo Kato, told Japanese media … Continue reading →

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Hawk enters the Hall

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Congratulations to Andre Dawson for his election to the Hall of Fame. I’ll be honest, I don’t know how you can induct Dawson when guys like Bert Blyleven, Roberto Alomar, Tim Raines, Allen Trammell, and Barry Larkin are on the … Continue reading →

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Herzog and Harvey to the Hall

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Meet your newest members of the Hall of Fame. Manager Whitey Herzog and umpire Doug Harvey got the call Monday, elected to the baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. Herzog and Harvey missed by one vote in their … Continue reading →

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Forget the “human element”, just get it right

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Regarding the debate over instant replay in baseball, two facts are incontrovertible. One, the umps have really been blowing some calls lately. I mean, Joe Mauer’s ground rule double to left in Yankee Stadium that Phil Cuzzi ruled foul even … Continue reading →

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People and records, gone but not forgotten

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Now that you know about Derek Jeter and various all-time base hits records for different franchises, go read Steve Goldman’s tribute to Lou Gehrig and what it means to leave behind a legacy. Bring some tissues if you’re the crying … Continue reading →

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Leaders of the pack

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Last week, Derek Jeter passed Lou Gehrig as the all-time hits leader for the New York Yankees, collecting his 2,722nd hit to move atop the leaderboard. In writing about this just before it happened, MLB.com gave a fascinating list of … Continue reading →

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Weekend link dump for September 13

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Carla Bruni and Woody Allen, together at last. Yeah, some publicist will lose his or her job over this. Bush 36,000. They deserve each other. A less ugly power strip. I have a feeling Tiffany will want one. Roger Clemens’ … Continue reading →

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Weekend link dump for August 16

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Holy crap, it’s almost football season already… The case against Apple, in five parts. And the case for, in one. Why Kevin Drum doesn’t fear government-run health care. Once again, a big part of the reason why politicians lie is … Continue reading →

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Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I think the key bit in this story about the Astros’ policy forbidding fans from bringing their own food into the stadium is this: Most MLB teams list their policies on outside food and drink on their Web sites. Details … Continue reading →

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From the “Math is hard” files

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Inside this article on the Astros’ poor home attendance numbers so far comes the following mathematical muddle. Through May 20, only 10 of the 30 teams in the majors were seeing an increase in average attendance over last year. Of … Continue reading →

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Eri Yoshida

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Meet the first woman to play professional baseball in Japan. Eri Yoshida, a 17-year-old who throws a sidearm knuckleball, took the mound in the ninth inning of Kobe 9 Cruise’s 5-0 win over the Osaka Gold Villicanes in the newly-formed … Continue reading →

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Please listen to Hank

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I’m not sure which depresses me more – that Hank Aaron feels the need to remind everyone that Barry Bonds is the home run king (and that Hank himself is just fine with that), or that there’s a bunch of … Continue reading →

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