Share The first pitch of the new season is just about ready to be thrown, which means there is no better time to make my predictions for 2010. Aside from drafting my fantasy teams, making predictions is my favorite off-season pastime to get me in competition with my friends and colleagues. What do I get [...]
(30th March, 2010)
Share It seems to me that baseball and movies just go together. Maybe it’s the great underdog story that the sport so often provides and that great films usually embrace. Sitting in the stands at a ballgame and rooting for your favorite team isn’t all that different from sitting in a darkened theater and rooting [...]
(23rd March, 2010)
Share Lots of people are rooting for the New York Mets to bounce back from three straight seasons of excruciating painful baseball. Unfortunately for this rabid and loyal fan base, which has been marginalized, ignored and lied to for most of the last 20-plus years, 2010 is not going to be “next year” at Shake [...]
(19th March, 2010)
Share I live, breathe, eat, sleep, and dream fantasy baseball. As such a devout fan, it gives me pleasure to pass along the news to all of my fellow fantasy enthusiasts here at Baseball Digest that on Sunday, March 21st at 8:00 p.m. the MLB.com Fantasy 411 Draft Preview Show will air on the MLB [...]
(10th March, 2010)
Share On this weeks show, host Jay Ferraro and co-host Stephen Okawa talk about last weekend’s Oscars. Also on the show will be filmmaker, actor and producer, Lori Martini who will talk about the Mets and her latest film, “Caught.” Homer Bush makes a cameo appearance as he gives an awardwinning interview, covering his days [...]
(10th March, 2010)
Share March is one of my favorite times of year because I can almost taste baseball’s opening day just around the corner and over in Hollywood, it’s Oscar time. In addition to being your friendly neighborhood baseball columnist, I’m also a filmmaker and member of the Screen Actors Guild. My love of cinema rivals my [...]
(4th March, 2010)
Share The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation will launch their second online eBay auction of 2010. The week-long auction, consisting of 30 unique items, will conclude next Tuesday, March 9th (the items have staggered end times between 3:00 – 4:00 PM EST). All proceeds from the online auction will benefit the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, a supporting [...]
(4th March, 2010)
Share On today’s show, host Jay Ferraro and co-host Stephen Okawa chat it up with former big league catcher Brent Mayne, about his book, “The Art of Catching,” as well as the ins and outs of Major League baseball. Also joining them out of Spring Training is Logan Morrison, the Marlin’s number two prospect. They’ll [...]
(2nd March, 2010)
David Robertson: An Unsung Yankee HeroShare Opening Day 2010 is 35 (long) days away and I’m chomping at the bit to get this bad boy rolling. The boys from the Bronx are down in Tampa rejuvenating themselves for a run at their 28th World Championship, with Joe Giradi’s uniform stating that message loud and clear. As these 35 days drag [...]