Comments on: News of the Day – 3/13/09 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/03/13/news-of-the-day-31309/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Mon, 20 May 2013 15:11:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Raf http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/03/13/news-of-the-day-31309/#comment-156624 Raf Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:12:02 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=8973#comment-156624 williamnyy23, <a href="http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2008/12/01/observations-from-cooperstown-the-hall-of-fame-classic/" rel="nofollow">Observations From Cooperstown–The Hall of Fame Classic</a> williamnyy23,

Observations From Cooperstown–The Hall of Fame Classic

]]> By: Shaun P. http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/03/13/news-of-the-day-31309/#comment-156623 Shaun P. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:53:32 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=8973#comment-156623 <a href="http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=8973&cp=1#comment-93943" rel="nofollow">[5]</a> No, but if I did, the outcome would have had me running on adrenaline still this morning! [5] No, but if I did, the outcome would have had me running on adrenaline still this morning!

]]> By: Diane Firstman http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/03/13/news-of-the-day-31309/#comment-156622 Diane Firstman Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:34:11 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=8973#comment-156622 [7] I saw that .... thought about including it in today's news .... thought I should wait until a few more details came to light. [7]

I saw that …. thought about including it in today’s news …. thought I should wait until a few more details came to light.

]]> By: RagingTartabull http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/03/13/news-of-the-day-31309/#comment-156621 RagingTartabull Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:21:06 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=8973#comment-156621 Really?! http://tinyurl.com/awr69u Really?!
http://tinyurl.com/awr69u

]]> By: Raf http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/03/13/news-of-the-day-31309/#comment-156620 Raf Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:09:03 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=8973#comment-156620 <b>I know they got rid of the MLB Hall of Fame game, so I guess they replaced it with an old-timer’s game.</b> Bruce Markusen wrote an entry about it a few months ago I know they got rid of the MLB Hall of Fame game, so I guess they replaced it with an old-timer’s game.

Bruce Markusen wrote an entry about it a few months ago

]]> By: Diane Firstman http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/03/13/news-of-the-day-31309/#comment-156619 Diane Firstman Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:29:50 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=8973#comment-156619 OK .... raise your hand if you watched all 6 overtimes in last night's Syracuse/Conn. "instant classic" (Diane the bleary-eyed) OK …. raise your hand if you watched all 6 overtimes in last night’s Syracuse/Conn. “instant classic”

(Diane the bleary-eyed)

]]> By: Horace Clarke Era http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/03/13/news-of-the-day-31309/#comment-156618 Horace Clarke Era Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:01:30 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=8973#comment-156618 Need an umpire's ruling on protocol. I notice that when a new thread, or threads come up in the morning, the ones 2-3 back in line tend not to get checked. Is it smarter to port a reply to someone to the newer thread? We don't actually stay all that topic specific here, especially as Diane's (wonderful) roundups cover so many topics. I wanted to briefly reply to OK Jazz about 'where were the editors' on the McCarthy book. It has been pretty conclusively shown, by Frey and others, that book editing and vetting is a non-event these days. They 'rely on the author' and leave it at that. Time, budget, the nature of the culture. Interestingly, I just read a New Yorker piece two weeks ago about how obsessive and detailed magazine editing can be, with fact-checkers making the writer's life miserable but also saving him or her from error. I have a sense the non-editing at the book level amounts to a kind of legal out or disclaimer. Establishing an industry norm that it is 'on' the author can save a lot in employee labor and possible lawsuits. By the way, it is funny how relieved I felt to hear Joba was at 95+ his latest start. Speed is never the whole thing with pitching but if you can get to mid-90s and have a breaking pitch, that 2nd pitch gets such a boost... difference between a major league career and AAAA for a lot of guys (Ian Kennedy?). Need an umpire’s ruling on protocol. I notice that when a new thread, or threads come up in the morning, the ones 2-3 back in line tend not to get checked. Is it smarter to port a reply to someone to the newer thread? We don’t actually stay all that topic specific here, especially as Diane’s (wonderful) roundups cover so many topics.

I wanted to briefly reply to OK Jazz about ‘where were the editors’ on the McCarthy book. It has been pretty conclusively shown, by Frey and others, that book editing and vetting is a non-event these days. They ‘rely on the author’ and leave it at that. Time, budget, the nature of the culture. Interestingly, I just read a New Yorker piece two weeks ago about how obsessive and detailed magazine editing can be, with fact-checkers making the writer’s life miserable but also saving him or her from error.

I have a sense the non-editing at the book level amounts to a kind of legal out or disclaimer. Establishing an industry norm that it is ‘on’ the author can save a lot in employee labor and possible lawsuits.

By the way, it is funny how relieved I felt to hear Joba was at 95+ his latest start. Speed is never the whole thing with pitching but if you can get to mid-90s and have a breaking pitch, that 2nd pitch gets such a boost… difference between a major league career and AAAA for a lot of guys (Ian Kennedy?).

]]> By: PJ http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/03/13/news-of-the-day-31309/#comment-156617 PJ Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:30:12 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=8973#comment-156617 Haha! I remember Billy Crystal in the lineup! He was the DH, which stood for "Designated Hebrew". Making contact was a plus... ;) Haha! I remember Billy Crystal in the lineup! He was the DH, which stood for “Designated Hebrew”. Making contact was a plus…
;)

]]> By: williamnyy23 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/03/13/news-of-the-day-31309/#comment-156616 williamnyy23 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:22:05 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=8973#comment-156616 I checked Kitty's website and saw this item: "Jim Kaat will play in the Hall of Fame baseball game in Cooperstown, NY". I know they got rid of the MLB Hall of Fame game, so I guess they replaced it with an old-timer's game. That strikes me as a very interesting idea. It's one thing to trot out a bunch of marginal guys, but a game with all super stars would be compelling. I checked Kitty’s website and saw this item: “Jim Kaat will play in the Hall of Fame baseball game in Cooperstown, NY”.

I know they got rid of the MLB Hall of Fame game, so I guess they replaced it with an old-timer’s game. That strikes me as a very interesting idea. It’s one thing to trot out a bunch of marginal guys, but a game with all super stars would be compelling.

]]> By: Cliff Corcoran http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/03/13/news-of-the-day-31309/#comment-156615 Cliff Corcoran Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:13:17 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=8973#comment-156615 Kaat's been doing WBC games (Pool D, Netherlands). It's great to hear him again. Kaat’s been doing WBC games (Pool D, Netherlands). It’s great to hear him again.

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