Feeds:
Posts
Comments

Archive for the ‘Humor’ Category

Requiem for a Sore Loser: Earl Weaver Finally Rests in Peace

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Humor, Video, tagged on January 19, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

On my tombstone just write, ‘The sorest loser that ever lived.’” – Earl Weaver, quoted by Thomas Boswell,  Washington Post, October 6, 1986 There’s been a lot of talk about character in baseball these days. However, the characters are much more interesting. Sadly, baseball lost one of its best when Earl Weaver passed away at […]

Read Full Post »

A Yankees Christmas Carol: Loss of Swisher Latest Bah Humbug

Posted in Baseball, Free Agents, Hot Stove, Humor, Roster Analysis, Yankees on December 24, 2012 | 3 Comments »

Men’s courses will foreshadow certain ends, to which, if persevered in, they must lead. But if the courses be departed from, the ends will change.– Ebenezer Scrooge, from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol Nick Swisher’s departure from the Yankees had become a forgone conclusion, but the timing just before Christmas made the news like a […]

Read Full Post »

Appeasing Aggrieved Fan Bases with All Star Olive Branches (and Video)

Posted in All Star Game, Baseball, Humor, Mets, MLB, Video, Yankees, tagged , , , on July 10, 2012 | 4 Comments »

Some Yankees’ fans have been slow to forgive the rude way in which All Star second baseman Robinson Cano was treated by their Kansas City counterparts, who were unhappy that the Bronx Bombers’ second baseman did not pick hometown favorite Billy Butler to participate in the HR Derby. However, I’d like to extend an olive branch to the long suffering […]

Read Full Post »

Does Beergate Extend to the Field at Fenway Park?

Posted in Baseball, Humor, Red Sox on October 19, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Just days after confirming that he and his rotation mates drank “rally beers” in the clubhouse during games, Red Sox ace Jon Lester has denied rumors that their alcoholic consumption extended to the dugout. The allegations, which were the latest bombshell to rock Red Sox Nation, also prompted an investigation and reply by team CEO […]

Read Full Post »

21 Club: No Fun Being Under Age at Yankee Stadium

Posted in Baseball, Humor, Yankee Stadium, Yankees, tagged on June 12, 2011 | 2 Comments »

During the second inning of Friday night’s game versus the Indians, five teenage boys filed into a row of empty seats high atop the Yankee Stadium grandstand. An inning later, the beer man came walking through the section. One of the teens casually raised his hand, and the eager vendor quickly approached. Upon seeing the […]

Read Full Post »

Secret Video of Meeting Between Front Office and Aging Veteran Revealed

Posted in Baseball, Humor, MLB on May 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »

The Captain’s Blog has once again received a leaked video tape, this time of a secret meeting between an undisclosed baseball team and an unidentified former star player. According to the video, the player was summoned to address several higher-ups in the organization, at which point he was informed of his future role with the team. Below […]

Read Full Post »

Behind the Beard: A Hair Raising Look at Baseball’s Changing Face

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Culture, Humor, MLB, tagged , , on April 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Forget “Fear the Beard”. Brian Wilson’s now infamous black mane has gained so much notoriety that his new slogan should be “Hear the Beard” because it has become nearly impossible to avoid. From print to television to video games, Wilson’s famous, and infamous, facial hair has gained so much exposure that it might soon require […]

Read Full Post »

Older Posts »