You won’t find his name on MLB.com in a blustery article, and you won’t find today’s date mentioned in any major baseball article today. Bud Selig won’t designate a day to honor his memory. He was overlooked for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame until an act of the veteran’s committee in 1995 recognized him, ignored by Cooperstown for 113 years even though he was born two miles away in Burlington Flats, NY. “Major League Baseball” would not exist in its current form without his contribution. On February 2nd, 1876, in New York City, William Hulbert, of what would become the Chicago Cubs, called together the principle owners of the seminal baseball clubs in order to form what would become the National League.
Hulbert established the central authority of the league to enforce schedules, hire umpires, ensure compliance both by the owners and by the players (who, until then, habitually “jumped” contracts), and promote the integrity of the sport in the practice of the clubs and in the eyes of the buying public. One of his early steps was to banish clubs from the two most popular baseball towns – Philadelphia and New York City – for not submitting their schedules in a timely matter. There was to be no drinking, no gambling, and no games on Sunday. Players would be bound to team for their entire careers, a novel concept surprisingly accepted broadly by fan, owner, and player alike, as it lent a continuity to the game never before realized. Four men on the Louisville squad were banned for life after it was revealed they tried to throw the 1877 championship series.
“The man who saved baseball” “ruled with an iron fist“, was a “pitiless coal baron” and a “pirater of players“, and is buried beneath a baseball. No, really.
By far the best chain of events to be found lays out the progression of reserve clauses and contracts and unions and minors, and is a great read to put the current chaos of baseball in its proper perspective.
Please enjoy, and remember, the way things are are because someone made them that way.
Laughable to compare Varitek with VMart. They rave about having him for a full year up there and then turn around and try to undercut him. Nice.
Comparing him to a Pudge contract that is 6 years old is kind of funny too.
Well, they’ll be right about him defensively but it will be funny to overlook that for his stick while he is in Boston and then kill him for it when he leaves.
Ultimate professional. Jeez I’ve been called that.
Omar should call Theo if they are so desperate to move him out of Funway considering how much luck he has had this winter with getting others to pay his players. If the Sux want to eat 85% of his salary I would gladly take him to platoon with Dandy Danny over at first.
Tried to compare him to a “best-ever Piazza” contract too without re-adjusting the dollars.
Funway…hahaha
That makes Theo the Chuck E. Cheese of the baseball world, I guess.
How’s Victor going to do? Sensational!!
http://www.nesn.com/2010/02/joe-mauers-future-will-shape-red-sox-catching-position-one-way-or-another.html
Boston media, hard at work:
I think I saw Gammons onstage in that clip.
BTW- You might want to get that Swag down to JRZ by Spring Training so he has it to advertise in the southern part of the universe.
buttons = pushed
This is getting out of hand-
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/2010/02/05/2010-02-05_david_sills_13yearold_quarterback_from_delaware_verbally_commits_to_usc.html
Aren’t there child labor laws to consider?
I think a junk warmer might come in handy tonight.
Bedard back to the Mariners on a mostly incentive laden, 1 year deal-
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/02/mariners-considering-resigning-bedard.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MlbTradeRumors+%28MLB+Trade+Rumors%29
I don’t know which has more wrinkles, Walter Matthau’s face or my sac.
TMI ?
He isn’t working for them Lib, although that opens a whole other can of worms because these kids never get extra perks.
Kiffin just started a brand new and ugly trend that should be stopped.
Way too much.
USA article talking about Scorsese & DiCaprio’s new film, Shutter Island…saw the trailer last year @ Inglorius Basterds…looks good.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-02-05-shutterisland05_cv_N.htm
Mariners going for the gusto this winter. Here’s to you Zdnrixncbnkfjedoeof-
LB has KC committed to Ohio State yet?
Wait till Lib gets him on the fiber and habanero diet.
Supe, I can neither confirm nor deny anything you may have heard, at this juncture.
Just talkin’ ’bout shaft.
4 1/2 months and counting, Lev.
This reminds me of a game Lib got me tickets too once.
They should have said, “Schlitz, like BBT, Makes It Great!”
“to”-laughing spasm
The altitude is good for your chafing problems, lev. Just lookin’ out, bro.
Speaking of chafing- Is there a Saturn cruising through the blizzard of 2010 on it’s way to Joe Robbie/Pro Player/Dolphins/Landshark/Sun Life Stadium right now?
HAHAHAHAHA
all this guy is missing is a colts helmet and a foam finger.
fiber and habanero diet…mmmwwwaaahhh. I’ll be on the Smirnoff & Heineken diet in about 3 1/2 hours.
Ol’ Descalzo must be putting on his game face.
“All of a sudden, CC Sabathia seems like a bargain signing.”
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/The-Yankees-Really-Need-Joba-or-Hughes-to-Blossom-in-the-Rotation-83568902.html
http://www.boston.com/sports/columnists/gasper/2010/02/sox_need_to_ant.html
I hope all this contract stuff distracts these guys.
Hey supe, you’ll be doing snow cone shooters about 3 hours after that.
Ach!! Don’t say that LB…I’m still holding out hope that somehow we’ll be spared Ma Nature’s big white dump.
speaking of big white dump, what’s the o/u in Fenway for the offer to extend Beckett?
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2010/02/some_interestin.html
Supe that was a stellar thigh website.
He had a nice rebound in 2009 after a very un-Beckett like ’08…a lot will obviously hinge on his 2010 campaign; I’m guessing if JB has one big payday left it could possibly be from another team.
The more they say we’ll get, the less we’ll get.
Lib They might get stuck on years, but I would think they have to give him at least 5 for 90. that’s gonna be an interesting watch. I wonder if he’s healthy ? He didn’t finish strong? good numbers 17-9 /3.86 / 200+ innings
why thank you Sal…if you pop on si.com they have a page called “hot clicks” where they post the lovely lady of the day.
wow if I’m JB & Pink Hats offer 5 for 90 I’m running to the table w/ pen in hand.
yeah, lots of spin. Beckett is a true competitor and has better stuff than Lackey, for one. 2 Rings for Josh. Yes, he is an ace and I don’t care what the “definition” is.
fellas, I’m wondering when do they want to sign him? I’m thinking Boston wants to see what he has, but if they don’t sign him before ST does he hit the market after this season? tough decision …no?
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