Vazquez won't flop as a fish

I’ve written some nasty things over the last few years about Javier Vazquez… and got an anonymous reader to lash out at me every time I did.I got on his case when he was with the White Sox and I made the easy prediction that he was going to be a flop when he returned to the Yankees.So you might think I am going to kill the Marlins for spending some of their revenue sharing by forking over $7

I always get in trouble when I criticize the Pirates, but...

You can never accuse Pirate fans of being apathetic... at least not the ones who read what I write. As I've said before, I like the Pirates and want them to do well. And I hope that Neal Huntington helps assemble a winner and Clint Hurdle manages them back to the post season.But whenever I point out that their trades have left something to be desired or the team doesn't look that good for next

I wonder how Wily Mo Pena did today

Evidently Wily Mo Pena is playing for the Padres' AAA franchise in Portland... a big step up from Independent Bridgeport.Who knows? If he keeps hitting, the Padres could call him up and he might see some post season action.I wish him well.Meanwhile, Bronson Arroyo won again (win #14) and logged his 174 1/3rd inning of the season. And seeing he didn't let up a run all game, he lowered his ERA to