Yardbarker: Shannon Stewart

The Greatest Cardinals of Each Time: The American Association

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:00:14 -0500

It is a lucky thing for Cardinals writers that Stan Musial's birthday falls in the offseason; in July it would be a blip on the radar while complaining about relief pitching remained in fashion, but in November there is simply nothing else to talk about. As The Man gets older and his first plausible heir nears 30 it makes sense to begin wondering where each will fall on the list of all-time greatest Cardinals, even if the resulting P-D article was less than satisfying i...

Best and Worst Seasons by Jay Left Fielders According to WAR

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:30:48 -0500

Another installment of our look at best seasons by position by Wins Above Replacement, an idea stolen from Amazin' Avenue, the Met's SB Nation Blog. The numbers are taken from Sean Smith's WAR Database. Here are the best seasons by Jay left fielders, by WAR values: Rank Year Player WAR 1 1987 George Bell 5.0 2 2000 Shannon Stewart 4.6 3 1985 George Bell 3.8 ...

Hideki Irabu arrested after assaulting a bartender

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:01:07 -0500

Ex-MLB pitcher Hideki Irabu was arrested in Osaka, Japan for assaulting a bartender after drinking 20 mugs of beer. "Irabu, 39, became angered after his credit card was rejected. He allegedly pushed the bartender against the wall, pulled his hair and smashed at least nine liquor bottles." Was it really necessary to break 9 bottles? I love Hideki. He was big and lazy, yet still managed to win himself two World Series rings while only pitching in 1 postseason game. The Fat To...

Shannon Stewart: Another Failed Move

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:29:56 -0500

Yesterday afternoon, the Blue Jays released oft-injured, always underperforming outfielder Shannon Stewart, marking the end of his second tenure in Toronto. Stewart, as you'll recall was given the right-handed half of the left field platoon at the start of the year alongside Matt Stairs, only to fail to deliver offensively and sprain his ankle by stepping [...]

Cubs Trying to Trade for a Playmate

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:10:16 -0500

I'm not sure what the Cubs are thinking here.

The Man Gets the Job Done

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:37:08 -0500

Four division titles in five years. For one of the men responsible for the unprecedented success of Minnesota's baseball franchise, general manager Terry Ryan has taken quite a bit of criticism of late.

GNUru Mailbag: Bill in the Hall

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:08:45 -0500

The GNUru advises another loyal reader on what to do with the eminent return of Bill Hall: I'm in a Yahoo Fantasy Baseball League. I am currently in 1st place by 19.5. I have Bill Hall (3b-ss-of) who will be coming off of the disabled list soon and am not sure what to do. My shortstops are Troy Tulowitzki, Michael Young, and Miguel Tejada (who will also be coming of the DL soon). My 3b are Julio Lugo (2b-3b-ss) and Kevin Youlkilis (1b-3b-of). My outfielders are Carlos Lee, Corey Hart and Shannon Stewart. Is hall better than any of my current team? If so, who should i drop to pick up hall? Which SS should I drop or trade when i activate Tejada? What can i expect to get in return for m young or Tulowitzki?

God himself comes down to pinch-hit, breaks up Schilling's 'no-no

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:47:54 -0500

Funny post on outside forces interfering with Schilling's no-hit bid

The Schilling Fallout

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:56:24 -0500

When Shannon Stewart broke up Curt Schilling's no-no in Oakland yesterday, loud cheers could be heard from a certain opposing team's clubhouse, several thousand miles away:

Nice Job Shannon

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 22:00:39 -0500

Not be to completely anti Red Sox or anything, but congrats to Shannon Stewart for breaking up Curt Schilling's No-No on the last possible occasion. So does that make me happy, why yes it does, because not only does that douche not get a no hitter, but the person that owns him in my keeper league will not get bonus bucks for having a pitcher throw a no no.