Live From Spring Training ’10: Cardinals vs. Astros
March 22, 2010 by Bill Gilbert · Leave a Comment
Astro starter, Wandy Rodriguez, couldn’t find a pitch he could get past the St. Louis Cardinals’ all right handed batting order in the first inning and was rocked for 5 runs in a Monday game at Kissimmee.. The big blows were a 2-run double by Ryan Ludwick and a 3-run homer by David Freese. After […]
Live From Spring Training ’10: Red Sox Vs. Astros
March 17, 2010 by Bill Gilbert · Leave a Comment
On a perfect day for baseball, the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros showcased their ace pitchers before a capacity crowd in Kissimmee. Roy Oswalt and Jon Lester each worked the first four innings with Oswalt departing with a 1-0 lead for the win. Oswalt focused on locating his fastball while Lester mixed in more off speed and […]
Looking Back at the 1990 Lockout
February 22, 2010 by Arne Christensen · Leave a Comment
The spring training lockout of 1990 is one of the most obscure disputes in the long stretch of sharp bitterness between MLB players and management from the early ’70s through 1995. As Thomas Boswell wrote just after the lockout ended, “Can anyone remember the details of the baseball strike of 1985, which lasted two days? […]
