DocTee

He should customize his mask with an orange dot and red apple to really irk the CPF old-liners.

Whitlock is generally very good-- he had a high profile spat with that fool Sccop Jackson of ESPN.com, whom Whitlock referred to as "Bojangles"...

At least it's not black.

One sign man dies, another arrives

I wonder what his epitaph will be.

I recall an early 80s yearbook photo with a skinny OF (in a white tux and red tie) named Darryl Strawberry. Thought that was pretty funny.

For $6K you get a 1969 WS ring: http://cgi.ebay.com/14K-1969-WORLD-SERIES-NY-METS-CHAMPIONSHIP-RING-SZ-10_W0QQitemZ110157995383QQihZ001QQcategoryZ50133QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQtrksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem

From ESPN.com: ]While the Mets tried to lock up Santana, they also added depth to their bullpen Wednesday by claiming hometown pitcher Ruddy Lugo off waivers from Oakland. Lugo was 6-0 with a 5.40 ERA in 38 relief appearances with the Athletics and Tampa Bay last season. Oakland claimed him off waivers in June, then designated him for assignment Friday after claiming outfielder Jeff Fiorentino off waivers from Cincinnati. Lugo is 8-4 with a 4.39 ERA in 102 major league games. Control has been his biggest problem -- he has 74 walks and 82 strikeouts in 133 1/3 innings. Still, the 27-year-old right-hander has been effective for extended stretches. He pitched in 64 games for Tampa Bay in 2006, going 2-4 with a 3.81 ERA and allowing only four homers in 85 innings. He held opponents to a .210 batting average during his final 24 appearances last year, finishing 4-0 with a 2.86 ERA. The younger brother of Boston shortstop Julio Lugo, Ruddy was selected by Milwaukee in the third round of the 1999 amateur draft. He played at Xaverian High School in Brooklyn, leading the team to the 1999 Catholic High School Athletic Association championship by striking out 12 and scoring the winning run in the title game at Shea Stadium.

Hey guys, I'd hate to be a wet blanket and cal you back to order, but there's a song parody contest going on now. Priorities, friends, priorities.

What's with those poster designations? Stalin ... Napoleon ... Chairman Mao... Pol Pot and... JP MORGAN ?! WTF?

Awesome. Simply awesome.

They bring Green back.

Nats sign furtive Met Johnny Estrada to a one-year, $1.25 million deal as insurance for Paulie.

Phils sign Pedro Feliz, late of the SF Giants, to a two-year deal.

This would be better if there was a milestone goal in place: 300 wins, 3000 strikeouts. 400 saves is a ways off, and not really that dramatic. Plus, Wags will pass only Reardon for sure, so this doesn't really work for me. And, FWIW, I see no appreciable difference in Eck's appearance.

So in other words Wagner has a chance to move up one spot (and maybe down a few? who is behind him?) but you need to post eight pictures.

Why clubhouse politician Al Leiter, of course. Who can dig up the dirt I need on my political opponent?

Bruce Berenyi, come on down (and out). Now who's gonna take my place in the "Dancing with Stars" competition?

Kris and Anna Benson.

50 cents, for what it's worth, will get you only one call these days.

Learn something new every day-- thanks Steve.

A bit early, no? When was the first suspected/documented use of PEDs. I know amphetamines were rampant in the 1970's but I think anabolic steroids came about AFTER Reggie's days.

I like some of the managerial also-ran, would-be never-weres

Brady? Yes Next: Kyle Farnsworth. (Team-mate of Sosa, Clemens, Pettitte, Sheffield...)

I think he has already been honored appropriately. MLB's highest off-field accolade is named in his honor, a fitting tribute for a man who, as Chuck notes, died trying to help others.