Guillen’s Comments Shouldn’t and Don’t Inspire Effective Disdain

Forgive me for my lack of backbone in advance, but I cannot promise that by the end of this post, I will have taken a stance on the Ozzie Guillen commotion. Granted, here I am, responding to an incident that happened over two weeks ago and has already seen the apology and suspension of Mr. [...]

The Baseball Playoffs and the Randomness of it All

There’s not a dog day in summer that goes by in which somebody does not mention the fact that baseball is the only sport that deems going 3 for 10, or 30%, a success. That propensity for failure is what makes the sport so random, so unpredictable, and sometimes, so unfair. But let’s take it [...]

Zo Knows: Phillies got Cliff Lee but are guaranteed little

Full disclosure: I am a raving Philadelphia Phillies fan. Now that I have that out of the way: How ‘bout them Phils! In what has to be considered one of sport’s most confusing, mind-boggling, overnight transactions ever, the Philadelphia Phillies came out of nowhere and stole Pitcher Cliff Lee from the team he led to [...]

Zo Knows: Baseball’s unwritten rules are for losers

If I were afraid of backlash, criticism or a swift vote in my bid to run for President of the United States, I would be afraid to say what I am about to say. Thankfully, I am not. Far be it from me to encourage violence, but I want to punch Wes Helms in the [...]

Zo Knows: Stephen Strasburg’s injury was all but certain to happen

I don’t proclaim to be the biggest expert on baseball. I love the sport, appreciate the game, and I have a tremendous amount of respect for guys who are able to drill a 99 mph fastball 400 feet through the air. However, at the end of the day, baseball is more a game of stats [...]

Phillies land an Ace…or do they?

Some people aren’t so sure that the Philadelphia Phillies got their money’s worth when they essentially comitted $12 million and three players in their trade acquisition of Houston Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt, who was acquired by Philly yesterday afternoon. In a piece written by ESPN’s Jayson Stark, Stark quoted several inner-baseball people who questioned whether [...]

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