I have been pleased to see that Barry Zito has put together some strong outings as of late, including a 7-inning effort in the San Francisco Giants 10-2 win over the Colorado Rockies last night. It certainly hasn’t been a smooth ride for the former Cy Young Award winner the past few years. One minute [...]
Archive for September, 2009
What am I, the Barry Zito of sales?
Posted: 16th September 2009 by Graham Womack in UncategorizedTags: chronicles of the marginally employed
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Brett Favre: A few times this has been done in the baseball world
Posted: 14th September 2009 by Graham Womack in Free agency, trades, and other movesTags: old baseball players
I’ve been watching with mild disgust these past few weeks as the latest iteration of the Brett Favre saga has unfolded. The future Hall of Fame quarterback recently came out of retirement, for the second time in as many seasons to play for the Minnesota Vikings (he previously did this with the New York Jets.) [...]
Nancy Bartlett
Posted: 7th September 2009 by Graham Womack in UncategorizedTags: family and friends
I got a sad phone call recently. The mother of my childhood best friend Devin had died after an illness. Her name was Nancy, and she deserves credit for getting me into baseball. I met Devin the summer before kindergarten. I was out with my family one evening walking our dog and saw Devin outside, [...]
Hello Mr. Penny, you’re in good company
Posted: 1st September 2009 by Graham Womack in Free agency, trades, and other movesTags: Free agency, trades, and other moves
Yesterday brought some good news for my San Francisco Giants: Two-time All Star pitcher Brad Penny cleared waivers Monday and is signing with the team. The 31-year-old Penny has struggled with injuries the past two years, but won 32 games between 2006-07 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. As a Number 4 or 5 starter for [...]