raising the question: how many senses of the word "baseball," or "player," or "baseball player," are there?

I'll give you one for damn sure - he is a grinder.

Cleveland Indians manager and former Prairie Chicken Eric Wedge, on Manky Dreadful infielder Mark DeRosa:

"He's a baseball player in every sense of the word."

He just wants to help the ballclub any way he can

"We just need to bring a little more energy and intensity to the table ... Through a season, teams go through ups and downs. It's a little dead period for us now. I know the media has been asking questions about Detroit coming in because they're simply leading the Central, but every game is important, every series is important. We're not really looking at the standings right now. We've just got to take some energy into each and every game."
-- Podzzzie

because he hasn't totally killed him off yet

Reds' Dusty Baker wants to manage Kerry Wootz again

"We have a closer already in [Francisco] Cordero, who we have under contract for a few more years," Baker said Monday. "But somebody can use Kerry Wootz. I am going to call him. I like Kerry Wootz as a person, not just as a ballplayer, but as a person. I will give him a call and see what's up... man"

I'm guessing he also likes guys who are ballplayers

Clint Hurdle said he consulted with several people when putting together his National League batting order. Oakland GM Billy Beane probably was not one of them.

"You look at the numbers that many of these men have put up," Hurdle said. "(But) you know, I’m a big fan—I hear about OPS, OBP—I’m a big fan of G-U-T-S. I like guts."

He's a gritty, gutty gamer...a throwback, a BALLPAYER!, comes to play...eats nails, check his stool, etc.... (cont'd)

Michael Bourn was benched Monday in favor of Darin Erstad for the third time in four games. Bourn is in the midst of a 0-for-19 slump and is hitting just .218/.274/.293 overall, while Erstad has batted .307/.353/.441 in a part-time role. "We'll go with the veteran," manager Cecil Cooper said. "He's been through these kinds of things before, and we don't lose anything defensively. This guy is a Gold Glover, and he's ready to go every day."

"been through these kind of things"...last place?

The Greatest First Half Ever?

T. Brady QB
16-19, 291 yds
5 TDs

words elude me

Erstad gets Pods' spot at leadoff

G L O A D (Cherry!) doin' it all all in Royals win

4-4, 2B, 3B, 3 R, 2 RBI, SB, and he committed an error.

Ross Gload went 4-for-4 with a triple, a double and two RBI in the win over the Angels on Thursday.
Gload has upped his OPS from 656 to 857 during a seven-game hitting streak. He'll continue to receive regular playing time against right-handers while Ryan Shealy is out and maybe beyond.

Really? Something was Wrong? Dumbass

Apr 26 The Associated Press' R.B. Fallstrom reports St. Louis Cardinals OF Chris Duncan (head) was not in the starting lineup for the team's game Thursday, April 26, after getting about a dozen stitches for a cut on his head. Duncan had injured himself earlier in the day at his apartment after trying to save time and jumping down three stairs near his door. Duncan entered the game as a pinch-hitter in the eighth and doubled. Duncan wasn't able to get to the stadium in time after getting stuck in traffic. "It was bleeding and I knew something was wrong," said Duncan. "It kind of just split open. I felt like I could play, I just couldn't get here in time."