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Tuesday, January 24, 2006 |
Pickoff Moves
Nightmare On The Farm
Bryan Smith discusses the worst farm systems in the majors; three of them are in the NL Central. Walt Jocketty's Cardinals come up. I wonder that they aren't on pace to become a truly horrible club by 2008. The Cubs aren't much better off: they've had several players have bad seasons, bringing into question their whole organization. The Reds, despite being horrible for years, don't have much beyond some "raw" young players.A Chance Encounter
What's former Angels Cy Young winner Dean Chance doing? Why, he's running boxing's "fringe" IBA sanctioning body. Here he shares some tidbits about his playing days:“[1962] was my rookie season,” Chance recalls fondly. “We were in first place at the All-Star break. Anybody connected with that team will tell you it was the most fun they ever had in baseball. Why? Because we were doing it as a team, and that supersedes any individual achievement you can have in baseball.”About Bo Belinsky's infamous womanizing:
“Let me tell you, Joe Namath didn’t have nearly the women that Bo had,” Chance says. “People remember Bo for being married Jo Collins (a former Playmate of the Year), but that was only the tip of the iceberg. He was engaged to Mamie Van Doren and dated so many other starlets (Ann-Margret, Connie Stevens, Tina Louise and Juliet Prowse, among others), it was ridiculous.How he became a boxing promoter:“The only guy I knew who had more women than Bo, believe it or not, was Mickey Rooney.”
“I was with the Angels, and every Thursday night they would have fights on TV from Los Angeles,” Chance recalls. “We’d usually play afternoon games on Thursday when we were at home because that was getaway day back then. We’d play, and I used to go to that fights that Don Chargin promoted at the Grand Olympic Auditorium.”One thing led to another, and during the baseball offseason Chance found himself promoting a fight card in Canton, Ohio, headlined by heavyweight Jerry Quarry (who stopped Aaron Eastling in five rounds on Jan. 26, 1969).
“I think Quarry got $5,000,” Chance says. “We did a Sunday show, $10 for ringside, $3 for general admission. We grossed $18,000 and gave all the profits to the Canton police boys’ club.”
Kim Ng Candidate For Reds GM
The Reds having been bought by produce magnate Robert Castellini, immediately fired GM Dan O'Brien and now pursue a new GM. But who? Once again, Dodgers AGM Kim Ng makes the short list, along with former GM Paul DePodesta, interim GM Brad Kullman, former Expos and Orioles GM Jim Beattie (who will be an advisor to the team immediately), and Twins AGM Wayne Krivsky.Meta: 400k
At some time today or tomorrow, the ticky on the right will kick over past 400,000. Thanks, everybody.Anaheim Relied On An Unwritten Agreement
Really? This is not news...
Comments:
Uncle Al -- the gray in my beard begs to differ with your estimation of my antiquity. I wasn't a month old when Sandy Koufax and the Dodgers sent the Yankees home winless in four straight games. It was the best birthday present I think I've ever gotten, if a bit tardy.
The Reds deserve a lot better than what's been out there. I lived there the last two years and luvved the town, the stadium, and the view of the Ohio River. Wish I could say i luvved the product. Average at best. Effort by many of the name players, barely average (be glad Adam Dunn is not a Dodger). Ken Griffey Jr. was worth the price of admission though. Smartest thing the Reds did last year, was not trade Jr. The Cinci farm system blows, like the article said. But their first step in the right direction is new leadership, and the new owner has started immediately.
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