Posts belonging to Category Mike Rosenbaum

First off, I’d like to issue a genuine thank you to Major League Baseball for not even considering that players might be swearing in the dugout after a game-changing play.  Over the weekend, I witnessed two incredibly audible, profanity filled moments in the dugout –one after Michael Young’s 3-R HR and the other after Brooks Conrad’s 3rd error– that made me wonder who the crack squad of geniuses working in the MLB production room really are, and what in the hell they are actually doing in there.  Clearly they are not screening any of the replays before airing them, and they are definitely not adjusting to the hyper-sensitive mics near the dugout.

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Connie Mack Award (Manager of the Year)

National League:
First Place Vote – Dusty Baker (Cincinnati)
Second Place Vote- Bud Black (San Diego)
Third Place Vote – Bobby Cox (Atlanta)

American League:
First Place Vote – Ron Washington (Texas)
Second Place Vote – Ron Gardenhire (Minnesota)
Third Place Vote – Joe Maddon (Tampa Bay)Ron Gardenhire (Minnesota)

The Golden Sombrero presents MLB Look-alikes: Jose Canseco and a Silverback Gorilla

The baseball world received some unfortunate news on Saturday morning.  According to ESPN, Hall of Famer and lifelong San Diego Padres outfielder Tony Gwynn is battling cancer of the salivary gland.  Everyone at The Sombrero wishes Tony nothing but best in his recovery.

I remember exactly where I was when Tony Gwynn ripped hit #3000.  To honor him, here are Gwynn’s appearances on the cover of Sports Illustrated:

July 28, 1997                                                July 25, 2007

Today on The Baseball Show, I had no other choice but to console Clint after his Reds heartbreaking defeat last night in Philly.  Don’t worry, he comes around as the show progresses. You can follow Clint & Diamond Hoggers on Twitter here.

As painful as our first discussion was regarding the Reds/Phillies series, we managed to work in plenty of quality baseball talk today:

-Full reaction and heartbreak of Game 2 last night between the Phillies and Reds

-Braves & Giants breakdown

-Preview of today’s ALDS games

-Guest appearances by Delino DeShields, Mark Prior, Brad Fulmer and Matt Holliday’s groin.