Posts belonging to Category Mike Rosenbaum

Goose Gossage Award (Reliever of the Year)

National League:
First Place Vote – Brian Wilson (San Francisco)
Second Place Vote – Billy Wagner (Atlanta)
Third Place Vote – Heath Bell (San Diego)

American League:
First Place Vote – Rafael Soriano (Tampa Bay)
Second Place Vote – Neftali Feliz (Texas)
Third Place Vote – Joakim Soria (Kansas City)

The Golden Sombrero presents MLB Look-alikes: Joba Chamberlain and Mama Fratelli(The Goonies)

With just a few hours remaining before the start of tonight’s opening game of the National League Championship Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Francisco Giants, baseball fans are anticipating one of the greatest pitching matchups in postseason history: Tim Lincecum vs. Roy Halladay.  The Freak vs. Doc.  The youngster vs. the veteran.

Before these two aces toe the rubber this evening, here is an in-depth look at how they both have matched up against each team’s hitters in both 2010 and over the course of their careers.

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The Golden Sombrero presents MLB Look-alikes Playoff Edition: Joba Chamberlain and Stetson Allie

Keep checking back over the course of the weekend, as there will be several other Joba look-alikes posted.

On any given baseball team there are endless off the field, inside jokes that permeate the clubhouse and in the end, define the team.  More often than not, the humor is completely spontaneous, childish and crude.  And it has to be.  With 162+ games in a season, it is foregone conclusion that every team will experience ups and downs.

The inside jokes and endless ragging on teammates are what keep a team optimistic  –yes, I know that actually having good players goes a long way, as well– in their darkest hour.  Similarly, when a team is winning and feeling good, the jokes are always more hilarious and enjoyable than they already are.  Every couple of years, there is a team whose jokes gradually become indicative of the team chemistry and synonymous with the overall success of the season.  And it is then that we truly see just how much being a part of that team means to the players.

This season, the Texas Rangers have had their clubhouse humor on full display in the form of the claw and antlers.  And considering that they are headed to the American League Championship Series for the first time in the organization’s history, it’s time that baseball fans familiarized themselves with the gestures and their meaning.

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