http://legalasice.com Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:31:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Red Sox are on strike. Or, were on strike. In fact, strike that. Everything’s been set right. Let’s fly to Japan to celebrate! Baseball strikes are ugly. In 1994, they wiped out the end of the season and eliminated the playoffs. Many people think ... http://legalasice.com/2008/03/20/twenty-thousand-dollars-not-to-play/ Baseball fans across Chicagoland are waiting in eager anticipation to see what happens now that ownership of a beloved landmark is in flux. Wrigley Field is in the process of being sold by Sam Zell, the investor who purchased the Tribune Company last year and has since decided to ... http://legalasice.com/2008/03/20/a-ballpark-by-any-other-name/ Politics and baseball are reasonably similar. Both are games played all across the country by talented partisans. Both are particularly American institutions. An MBA student at the Wharton School has sought to bring them closer together by sharing a passion for Barack Obama through t-shirts featuring the candidate’s name ... http://legalasice.com/2008/03/19/63/ Apparently the lack of interest in signing 43-year-old Barry Bonds has roused the attention of the MLB Players Association. This is not to say that some special action will be taken by the organization since it reviews the free-agent market every year. Still the fact that the man ... http://legalasice.com/2008/03/19/investment-grade-bonds/ When I read about the on the field fight last week between the Rays and Yankees, I was in shock. This was Spring Training. You don’t fight during Spring Training. That’s crazy. It all began with a play at the plate. This is easily one of the ... http://legalasice.com/2008/03/19/childish-games/ There was no joy in Dodgertown, where the gates were closed for the last time on Monday. A storied Spring Training facility, the park had hosted Dodgers greats and historic baseball figures like Jackie Robinson and Sandy Koufax. Fans traveled to Vero Beach for decades to appreciate the ... http://legalasice.com/2008/03/19/corner-of-jackie-robinson-lane-and-the-future/ On Saturday the New York Times reported that the FBI was looking into a possible connection between Clemens and a Houston-area fitness facility with apparent ties to HGH and steroid distribution. The owner of the health club, Shaun Kelley, denies any involvement with the drugs and claims limited interactions ... http://legalasice.com/2008/03/10/clemens-scrutiny-increases/ You heard it here first: Tampa Bay is going to win the World Series. Eventually. But they are off to a blazing start, compiling a 7-2 record and jumping to the top of the Grapefruit League standings. Everyone knows that Spring Training doesn’t count. Eventual World Series champs, the Red Sox, were ... http://legalasice.com/2008/03/10/young-and-dangerous/ Word has reached the press that the Texas Rangers, a perennial disappointment in the AL West, have already thrown in the towel on the whole season. It’s sad but true. They’ve signed Sir Sidney Ponson to a minor league deal and invited him to camp. Let’s tally up the stats: Ponson ... http://legalasice.com/2008/03/10/i-thought-this-guy-had-dropped-off-the-face-of-the-earth/ If you thought losing a seven-game lead with 17 games to go hurt, try heading back to spring training the next year. The Mets are discovering daily that getting in shape for the season can be a painful proposition. They’ve accumulated a long list of injured or inactive players. Here is ... http://legalasice.com/2008/03/10/met-life-could-use-some-insurance/