As expected, the home run derby was pretty forgettable. Let’s face it- no one’s going to hit a 600 foot homer. It’s not gonna happen, least of all now when (presumably) there are no more players on steroids. There’s 3 rounds of guys grunting, smiling, and sweating- sometimes all at once- and 374 to 482 [...]
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13 Jul
They make it so easy to not care
Tonight is the annual MLB Home Run Derby on FOX, presented by Some Large But Not Baseball Relevant Company. And guess who’s in it? Well, the NL representatives are actually about the best lineup they’ve ever had: Albert Pujols, Ryan Howard, Adrian Gonzalez, and Prince Fielder.
The American League lineup? Nelson Cruz, Joe Mauer, Brandon Inge, [...]
9 Jul
ugh
Here I was, about to make a nice overdue post, I was about halfway through, and my fucking browser crashed. Nice. I love how any and every possible thing on my computer is now liable to crash on me at any time.
So, my first “bullpen cloached” player spotlight will unfortunately have to wait until tomorrow. [...]
24 Jun
the story of my baseball fandom pt. II (the conclusion!)……..or, “The longest post in the history of blogdom”
But alas, 1987 came along, and taught myself and countless other Mets fans that teams come back down to earth, and that that special magic that occurs with certain teams is difficult to replicate. And who was this Kevin McReynolds guy, and why was he seemingly able to play baseball without a pulse? Dwight Gooden [...]
18 Jun
the story of my baseball fandom, or “how, despite 1986, I learned to stop loving the Mets and love baseball”
And now where I explain how and why I don’t really have a team that I root for anymore.
As mentioned in my inaugural post, I got hooked on baseball in 1986 watching the New York Mets. Hell, I may have even watched a little Mets baseball in late 1985, but I don’t remember. I was [...]
12 Jun
why will they not play my boy?
There is a travesty going on in Denver right now. Actually, it’s been kind of going on for awhile now.
The Rockies are bullshitting around with my boy Ryan Spilborghs. Thursday was his first start in 7 games. He went 2-for-4 with 2 runs and a walk. His last start (the one 7 games ago), he [...]
12 Jun
welcome to my blog
Ok so in case you didn’t realize, this is my blog. It’s called Bullpen Cloach. Why? Because it sounds funny, it’s a play on a baseball term, and I know a guy named Cloach. Or, that we call cloach. Maybe I’ll change it at some point, maybe I won’t. Don’t worry about it.
Anyway, at this [...]
