Author: Shawn Curtis

I mean. Just look at this beautiful bat flip from Bryce Harper. This thing takes about 6.5 rotations according to my unofficial count. The home run that inspired this toss gave the Phillies an 8-2 lead in Harper’s first game in Washington since signing with the Phillies in March. He’s got three home runs this […]

This division race should be as tight as 2018’s, with the same cast at or near the top. It still looks like Milwaukee has an edge over Chicago and St. Louis, but four teams finishing with 85ish wins is very possible. Milwaukee Brewers 2018 record: 96-67, 1st NL Central Postseason: Lost in NLCS Hello to: […]

It’s the Cleveland Indians’ division and we’re all just living in it. For the foreseeable future, the Indians will dominate this division by their mere existence, but hope might be on the way for others. Cleveland Indians 2018 Record: 91-71, 1st Central Postseason: Lost in ALDS Hello to: Carlos Santana, 1B/DH; Carlos Gonzalez, OF; Hanley […]

It was just time. A pro baseball career that started in 1992 ended on Thursday. In 2019. Between those first cuts for the Orix BlueWave and his final at-bat as a Seattle Mariner in Tokyo, Ichiro Suzuki was as revolutionary as he was refreshing to the game of baseball. For those who see baseball strictly […]

“Money, it’s a gas; grab that cash with both hands and make a stash” “Money” by Pink Floyd So, ESPN’s Jeff Passan is reporting that Mike Trout is going to get paid. Like hella paid. The reported terms are 12 years and over $430 million. For perspective, Bryce Harper recently signed a 13-year deal worth […]

It’s March 16. Or 3/16. Or 3.16. Or 3:16. Thanks to an iconic quip from “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, almost 23 years ago, the numbers 3 and 16 are very closely associated with him, at least in WWF/WWE canon and also in some wrinkles of pop culture. While Austin was working heel (bad guy) at […]

“Be mine, sister salvation. Closer now, see the revelation.”  “Juke Joint Jezebel” by KMFDM  Eventually I’ll tap on a song that wasn’t released in the 1990s, but there were a few days during the week where angst levels needed angry synth beats to sooth them.  Enter this ditty.  If you know one song from KMFDM, […]

“Nice to know that someone hears us; it’s good to know somebody’s there.” – “Seven Thirty-Seven/Shoe Glue” by The Mighty Mighty BossTones There are times when the inspiration to dig out a favorite song or album comes from a weird place. As a 90s teenager that caught the ska bug, there were few bands more […]

“If I lose you; could you find me? Or would you walk right by me?” – “Feel to Believe” by Beth Orton All it took was an Instagram post to jog my memory to the fact that one of the seminal albums of my early adult years was released 20 years ago this week. View […]