The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
by Moonlight Graham
Once upon a time, before the evolution of the internet, Fantasy Baseball information was hard to come by. News regarding critical
issues such as day-to-day injury situations, rookie callups and even trade rumors were rarely current. Often, it was necessary to directly call the MLB club in question but, even then, it was as likely as not that you’d reach someone that didn’t already frown on the entire concept of Fantasy Baseball. Which brings me to the kid in Milwaukee. I never got his name so, I couldn’t say if he’s still in baseball but, wherever he is, there’s a former, public relations intern of the Brewers that, probably, still curses ole’ Moonlight at the very mention of Dan Plesac.
Sometime in the early nineties, Plesac, the Brew Crew closer, was nursing a bad elbow while a member of Moonlight’s Master Batters. After a few absences from the daily box scores and no mention of an injury, I placed my first call to the unsuspecting intern. Surprisingly, he really didn’t seem all that interested in the fact that a tight Saves race might decide my league. He was equally unsympathetic when I explained that I couldn’t pick up a replacement unless Plesac was disabled by Milwaukee.
So, I asked, “Hey, what’s up with Plesac?” “Is he going on the DL?” “Not to my knowledge”, came the reply and thus started a daily correspondence over the course of the next six days. Exasperated, he finally admitted to me that Plesac was likely out for awhile but, as rosters were about to expand on September 1st, would not go on the DL. If he’d have only told me that in the first place, I’d have had another relief pitcher and he; an enjoyable week. Continue reading »
The View from the Cheap Seats: Pro Athletes Just Don't Get It
Rays’ Price Latest to Mistake His Talent for Intelligence
by Eddie Mayrose
Ya gotta love social networking. As if athletes didn’t already have enough opportunities to
reveal themselves as arrogant, insensitive and selfish, any dolt with a Twitter account can now make a fool of himself at all hours of the day and night. The latest genius to fall down the rabbit hole is Tampa Bay Rays’ lefty, David Price, who criticized Rays’ fans for not turning out to fawn over his team as they closed in on a playoff berth Monday night. “Had a chance to clinch a post season spot tonight with about 10,000 fans in the stands….embarassing” was Price’s Tweet after the contest, as the Tampa ace gave himself a mouthful of shoe leather.
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