Japanese Baseball, Richie Phillips, and Bonds’ 73rd Homer
Wed, Nov 28, 2001
by Geoff Young
- Here’s a cool site on Japanese baseball.
- Richie Phillips and his band of merry men take another stab at regaining the jobs they lost when they resigned. If it weren’t for contraction talk, this would probably be the most bizarre story of the off-season. Isn’t losing one’s job an inevitable conclusion of resigning?
- Actually, the trial over ownership of Bonds’ 73rd homer is pretty bizarre, too.
- Texas Rangers signed former Padres shortstop Santiago Perez. He should give A-Rod a real battle this spring. This on the heels of giving $7.5 million to Todd Van Poppel for 3 years. I’m still not sure what to make of that move. On the one hand, Van Poppel has a career 5.50 ERA. On the other, he was a tremendous amateur player many moons ago, he’s only 29 years old, he has electric stuff, and he’s pitched pretty well the past couple of years.
- And in Tampa Bay, the D-Rays released outfielder Jose Guillen and lefthander Jeff Wallace. Sure wouldn’t mind seeing the Padres take a flier on Wallace.
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