This Date in Pirates History: February 7
On this date in Pittsburgh Pirates history, two teammates from the 2001-02 Pirates celebrate birthdays. Starting off with Adrian Brown(1974) who was a 48th round draft pick by Pittsburgh in the 1992 amateur draft that played for the team from 1997 until 2002. As a low draft pick he worked his way slowly through the minors, not making it to AA until the middle of his fifth season...
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Hall Monitor: Baseball Reference Ranks Royals’ Chances at Cooperstown
For failing to garner 5% of votes cast this year, Juan Gonzalez will be dropped from the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot next year, leaving the Kansas City Royals with no former players on the regular ballot.
Jason Kendall
Do the Royals have any chance of getting a player in the Hall anytime soon? It’s looking like it will be a very long time.
As I documented in a previous article...
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26 days ago
This Date in Pirates History: January 5
No big transactions or big name players born on this date on this date in Pittsburgh Pirates history but plenty of players to get to and even a manager thrown in there.
Mark Redman(1974) The Pirates acquired Redman, along with Arthur Rhodes in November 2004 from the Oakland A’s in exchange for Jason Kendall. He went 11-12 4.71 for the A’s in 2004 after winning 14 games...
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January 05, 2012
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January 05, 2012
Anna Benson Tries to Trick Kris into Knocking her Up... This Show is Stupid
You'd think being obsessed with baseball and a fan of reality tv gems such as Bad Girls Club (gotta love watching drunk chicks pull each other's weaves out) would indicate that I also enjoy watching Baseball Wives. Think again.
I had never watched the show up until Wednesday when my curiosity got the best of me. Since I can't get that 60 minutes of my life back, I figure I might...
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December 15, 2011
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December 15, 2011
Anna Benson Threatens Cheri Knoblauch With Stun Gun, Sex Toy on VH1's 'Baseball Wives'
VH1′s Baseball Wives sounds like yet another can't-miss reality show. During filming, Anna Benson, the wife of former Mets pitcher Kris Benson, nearly came to blows with Cheri Knoblauch (Chuck's wife) and both a stun gun and sex toy were involved, according to TMZ. Also on the show, according to Yahoo, is Chantel Kendall (Jason Kendall's ex), Tanya Grace (Mark Grace's ex), Brooke...
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December 01, 2011
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December 01, 2011
Re-Casting Baseball Wives to Make it Actually Watchable
If you didn't catch the series premier of Baseball Wives last night, consider yourself blessed. Me, I wasn't so lucky as I was tasked by our crack editorial staff with watching the show and reviewing it. Here is my basic take:
I watched the first 30 minutes of the show and then got up from my chair punched myself in the groin and writhed on the floor in agony for 30 minutes. That...
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December 01, 2011
Catcher rankings for 2011 - incumbents and FA...
Beyond the box score put out an end of the year catcher's defense ranking. Since the Mets maybe in the market for a back-up/platoon catcher I thought it would be appropriate to take a look at where those ranked who are available.All three of the Mets catchers appeared on the list, here is their ranking;#75- Mike Nickeas (-0.6) #93- Josh Thole (-2.3) #96- Ronny Paulino (-3...
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November 30, 2011
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November 30, 2011
Chantel Kendall and Anna Benson drive ‘Baseball Wives’
The last time she checked, Chantel Kendall said, Major League Baseball players had an "85 percent" divorce rate. Her own bitter divorce to Jason Kendall — a major league catcher for 16 seasons, most recently with the Kansas City Royals — was finalized this past fall. Does divorce mean she's kicked out of the often close-knit inner circle of baseball spouses? And...
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November 30, 2011
Check Out The Trailer For VH1′s Baseball Wives
Baseball Wives is set to debut on VH1 on November 30th. Ready to take a quick peak at their world? The cast is, Tanya Grace (ex-wife of retired Chicago’s Mark Grace), Brooke Villone (wife of big-league veteran Ron Villone), Anna Benson (wife of Arizona pitcher Kris Benson), Chantell Kendall (ex-wife of Kansas City’s Jason Kendall) and Jordana Lenz (I’m assuming she’ll be...
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November 17, 2011
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November 17, 2011
America Gets Dumber: VH1 Set to Premier Baseball Wives
Baseball wives, a spinoff of the other “Wives” shows VH1 has is set to premier on November 30th and has the likes of Anna Benson (wife of Arizona pitcher Kris Benson), Tanya Grace (ex-wife of retired Chicago’s Mark Grace), Chantel Kendall (ex-wife of Kansas City’s Jason Kendall) and Brooke Villone (wife of big-league veteran Ron Villone).Listen, I know many fans out...
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November 17, 2011
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November 17, 2011
Baseball Wives Set To Premiere On VH1 On November 30
It's gonna be a homerun T...
Baseball Wives, will be premiering on Wednesday, November 30 on VH1. Here’s a brief introduction to the five Baseball Wives— Tanya Grace (ex-wife of retired Chicago’s Mark Grace), Brooke Villone (wife of big-league veteran Ron Villone), Anna Benson (wife of Arizona pitcher Kris Benson), Chantell Kendall (ex-wife of Kansas City’s Jason...
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November 16, 2011
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November 16, 2011
Three Royals file for free-agency; decision due today on Soria
Three Royals were automatically filed for free-agency at 11:01 p.m. Saturday in accordance with Major League Baseball's labor agreement. Catcher Jason Kendall and left-handed pitchers Bruce Chen and Jeff Francis were among the 148 players affected. Kendall was, officially, reinstated from the 60-day disabled list before his filing took effect.
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October 30, 2011
Chen, Francis on the free-agent market
Pitchers Bruce Chen and Jeff Francis, two parts of the Royals' 2011 rotation, declared for free agency, the club announced on Sunday. Catcher Jason Kendall joined them on the open market.
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October 30, 2011
Baseball Wives Debuting November 30th on VH1 with Anna Benson as the Star
I am really curious to see if they are able to pull this off with Baseball Wives.
To be blunt the reason Basketball Wives works is because it has a HOOD element to it. Those ghetto fabulous type of interactions is what keeps the audience engaged.
Stiletto Jill breaks down the cast members.
The Baseball Wives cast is, Tanya Grace (ex-wife of retired Chicago’s Mark Grace), Brooke...
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October 28, 2011
Baseball Wives Is Up To Bat Next For VH1 In November
From left: Tanya Grace, Brooke Villone, Anna Benson, Chantel Kendall, Jordana Lenz
Ready for the next entry into the “wives” franchise? Debuting on Wednesday, November 30th at 9:00 PM, VH1 will present Baseball Wives.
Blah, blah you know what the show is going to be about, what you’re really interested in is whose on it and who their significant other is…...
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October 28, 2011
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October 28, 2011
Yup..."Baseball Wives"
I guess it was bound to happen, right?Given the success (I guess?) of its other "wives" shows ("Basketball Wives", "Mob Wives", etc.)...VH1 has announced their latest venture.Yup..."Baseball Wives".The cast includes Anna Benson (wife of pitcher Kris Benson), Tanya Grace (ex-wife of former first baseman and legendary "slump buster"...
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October 26, 2011
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October 26, 2011
This Date in Pirates History: October 22
On this date in 1974 the Pirates traded outfielder Gene Clines to the New York Mets in exchange for catcher Duffy Dyer. The day after the trade the Pirates released backup catcher Mike Ryan. Dyer, 29 years old at the time he joined the Pirates, had spent his entire major league career with the Mets, making his debut in 1968. He was a light hitting backup his first two seasons in...
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October 22, 2011
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October 22, 2011
Doctoring The Numbers: Starting Them Young, Part Two by Rany Jazayerli
Yesterday’s column made the claim that small differences in age among high school hitters can have a dramatic impact on their return as draft picks. Today, I intend to prove that claim.
Rather than simply looking at the youngest and oldest players in each draft year, I’ve taken all 846 players in the draft study and separated them by age into five roughly equal bins: Very Young...
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October 14, 2011
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October 14, 2011
Peña hopes to return next season - even in diminished role
SEATTLE | Brayan Peña wants to return next season to the Royals even if he finds his playing time reduced to the level he endured last season as Jason Kendall's backup.
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September 08, 2011
Judging the Royals | The hardest inning in baseball
In my never ending quest to get fans to pay attention to the seemingly routine things that win ball games when done well and lose them when done poorly, let us turn our attention to Louis Coleman. So, why Louis Coleman? Well, Jason Kendall recently told me that the hardest inning to get through is the 7th.
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August 13, 2011
Perhaps this will cheer Pirate fans up
If you're in a Pirate-related funk today (and if you're a Pirate fan, you are), then perhaps you'll enjoy Chris Jaffe's look back on the career of Matt Stairs, one of my favorite three true outcomes players of all time, for the Hardball Times. Well, except the Pirate portion of his career isn't terribly cheery:
Aug. 20, 2003: For the second time in his career...
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August 05, 2011
Why Can't Most Catchers Hit?
Why are so many catchers in baseball so useless with the bat? A staggering 314 catching seasons of 100 plate appearances or more have occurred in the last ten years with a catcher having an OPS+ of 80 or less. That's an average of one per team for every season in the last ten years (30 teams times ten seasons). For comparison, 174 such seasons have occurred for shortstops, a...
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August 02, 2011
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August 02, 2011
A lone memory of meaningful baseball in Pittsburgh
It was mid-September and a light rain was in the Pittsburgh air. As we had done countless times before, my dad and I got into the car and headed down to Three Rivers Stadium. The Astros were in town, and there was baseball to be played. That was not exactly an unusual occurrence, but things were different on this night. After four straight seasons spent as an afterthought, the...
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July 17, 2011
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July 17, 2011
Kendall on the mend after shoulder surgery
Catcher Jason Kendall is recovering well from his latest round of shoulder surgery that wiped out his chances of returning to the Royals this season and any shot of playing in 2012.
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July 16, 2011
Depressing Red SS Situation Requires Pro Zack
Zack Cozart is a pickup in all leagues where you need a middle infidel. Go, I’ll wait here. *scratches chin, yawns, covers mustache with two fingers to see what I look like without it, shakes head* Welcome back! Cozart hit 17 homers and stole 30 bases last year. You know who that reminds me of? No, not you in high school. Let it go, man. It reminds me of Danny Espinosa...
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July 08, 2011
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July 08, 2011
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