CC Sabathia Enters the Field of Dreams

This new Pepsi Max commercial is pretty great when you consider all of the legendary Hall of Famers hanging out. Together. In Iowa.

Maybe now that guy from the toy store will finally be schooled to who Mike Schmidt and Von Hayes are...



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There's Always Next Year...

BLB would like to congratulate Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice on their being added to the Hall of Fame. They played their asses off and now they are being recognized for their awesomeness. Kudos, gentlemen!

I'd like to take a moment to whine about Bert Blyleven. HE deserves it too. Just sayin'. Carry on.

Man of Steal Becomes Hitting Coach

Beginning today, Rickey Henderson will replace Rick Down as the New York Mets hitting coach.

Henderson, serving as a special instructor for the Mets this season, obviously has been busy with Jose Reyes, schooling him on how to juke his way to 46 stolen bags halfway through the season.

The Mets are sixth in the league with a .268 team batting average, so maybe the 10-time All-Star, who set career records with 1,406 stolen bases and 2,295 runs will give them a boost.

[Newsday]

Not So Fast, Rickey Henderson

Just because Roger Clemens has decided he's still capable of throwing a baseball into the strike zone, does not mean that every 40-something ex-major leaguer can make a successful comeback.

Rickey Henderson seems to think he's more than capable, hoping some major league team out there will come calling.

"I see Roger can come back and play. I can come back and play," he said. "They say I've done too much. The players they put on the field nowadays, they couldn't make it in my day. They'd get sent back to AAA."

Henderson played in the Independent Golden Baseball League two years ago, unsuccessfully trying to attract the attention of big league clubs. He hasn't played in the majors since appearing in 30 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2003, his 25th year in the game.