Daily Archives: February 24, 2005

My good pals Rich Lederer and Bryan Smith have launched a new baseball blog called, The Baseball Analysts. Anyone familiar with their work won’t be surprised to find that it is an excellent read. Rich has kicked off their first week with an entertaining three-part series (one, two and three) simply titled, “Who Was Your Favorite Player Growing Up?” It’s terrific stuff.

Spring training means puff pieces galore for baseball fans. Sometimes it feels like fool’s gold: there are lots of stories, but none that are especially meaningful. Still, it’s better than nothing, and I ain’t complaining. Today gives news about Boss George, Randy Johnson, Carl Pavano, Doug Glanville, Rey Sanchez, Ugie Urbina, Cookie Monster, Sammy Sosa, and Willie Randolph and his new-look Mets.