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The Era of Extravagant Mediocrity

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The Era of Extravagant Mediocrity
Rick Kaplan
Staff Writer
OAKLAND (January 6) – Twinkle, twinkle ANY star, how I wonder where you are.
Once upon a time, free agency was synonymous with names that sizzled, like Pedro Martinez and Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson. But those names and skills faded. At the same time, credible advance scouting mysteriously disappeared from front offices throughout major league baseball.
Suddenly, anonymity, profound ordinariness, and–most strangely–durability seemed to come to define the standards for pursuing free agents, especially pitchers.
Following the 2005 season, Oakland GM Billy Beane signed Esteban Loaiza, an eleven year veteran with a career .500 W/L and 4.60 ERA– and, most importantly, a ‘workhorse’ who presumably could be depended on for 200 innings, until, that is, he spent more than a month on the DL for the A’s–to a three year, $22 million deal.

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January 8, 2007   No Comments

Barry Bonds is only one of three

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I don’t know anybody that can predict the future, although once Giants manager Roger Craig said prior to the 1988 Playoffs; "don’t ever bet against the Dodgers pitching and Kirk Gibson" later I witnessed in Dodger Stadium the home run by Kirk Gibson that beat the Oakland Athletics in the first game of that World Series and also Orel Hershiser win the MVP of that classic. Roger:Humm Baby" Craig was 100X100 correct. If we could all predict the future in this business like Craig did prior to the 1988 playoffs we will all be wise men. [Read more →]

January 4, 2007   No Comments

Winter Edition Inside Baseball 01/03/07

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Inside Baseball with Marty Lurie – Key player Loses: Will the A’s miss Thomas, Zito, How good will Piazza be?, Barry Zito: Good pick up for the Giants? , Joe Blanton: Trade bait?

Segment one : Marty & Ken Korach
Segment two : Marty & Ken Korach
Segment three : Marty & Tyler Bleszinski
Segment four : Marty & Glen Dickey [Read more →]

January 3, 2007   No Comments

A message from Marty on January 1, 2007

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Click here to listen to Marty’s New Year Greeting, plus a preview of the Winter edition shows of Inside Baseball coming up on 1550AM KYCY/KYOU. [Read more →]

January 1, 2007   No Comments

Inside Baseball The Winter Version Returns on Janaury 3rd, 2007

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January 3rd, 2007 will mark the return of Inside Baseball the winter version to the airwaves. The first show will begin at 5:30 PM Pacific on 1550 AM KYCY heard throughout Northern California. Starting the following week the show will air each Thursday for 70 minutes, beginning immediately prior to the start of each Cal Men’s basketball pre game show. Glenn Dickey will join me on Janaury 3rd with other baseball guests as well. If all goes well Raf will also post the show here on the site immediately after its conclusion. Other guests during the winter will include baseball writers, broadcasters Ken Korach and Vince Cotroneo, players, coaches, and managers. The show will run through Feb 22nd. I’ll let you know the various locations I’ll be broadcasting from in the Bay Area. The first show is coming live from Arizona.Have a safe Happy New Year and I look forward to 2007 very much as we celebrate the 10th consecutive year of Right Off The Bat, the longest running pre game baseball show in Bay Area radio history. Thanks for all your enthusiastic support,Marty Lurie

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December 30, 2006   No Comments

Barry Zito a late Christmas present

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It was not until Thursday the 28th day of December 2006 that Santa Claus made a late stop at Giants fans with a huge 7-year $126 million contract and Barry Zito will not have not move from his residence in San Francisco, he will pitch just a few minutes away at ATT Park in 2007. [Read more →]

December 29, 2006   No Comments

Hispanic Baseball Museum to induct 101 year old player

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The Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum is set to induct this December 29, 2006 Don Emilio"Millito"Navarro first Puerto Rican to play baseball in the Negro Leagues. Navarro is the oldest living professionaL baseball player in the world.

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December 21, 2006   No Comments

Mariners become more Hispanic

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The Seattle Mariners are going to need a Jose-Meter in 2007 with their recent additions. But Bill Bavasi knows that time is running out for his regime and he better try all he can to make this team leave the cellar this next season. It will not be easy, but they are trying. [Read more →]

December 16, 2006   No Comments

SABERMETRICIANS AND MONEYBALLERS MORE OF A THREAT TO THE GAME THAN STEROIDS

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Rick Kaplan
Staff Writer
OAKLAND (December 11) – Baseball is immortal, isn’t it?
The intrinsic beauty and balance of the game–a 90 ft, 9 inning, 9 man, 27 out perfect world–has always sustained it in tough times.
Seemingly impervious to the ills of the world, including the constant waves of gambling and booze and performance enhancers that the diamond has witnessed since the origin of Organized Baseball in the nineteenth century, the game has steadfastly continued marching ahead. In spite of its many ups and downs, it has provided us with unbroken memories and endless comparisons of its greats from era to era. And it was able to do so by speaking to us in a universal language of W-L (won-lost), HRs (home runs), RBIs (runs batted in), BA (batting average), and ERA (earned run average).
It was always about what was happening between first and third. We didn’t really care about anything else.

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December 12, 2006   No Comments

Fans Dictate Decision on Bonds

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If you shell out $50-100 bucks every time you buy a ticket to a Giants game you want to see Barry Bonds play in San Francisco.

It’s very easy for the media to criticize the decision to bring Bonds back to the Giants in ’07. Most of us in the media don’t have time for Bonds and his negative aura. He is the most difficult person to work with in baseball today.

Is he any different with the press than Joe Dimaggio was or Willie Mays or Ted Williams? Probably worse but not by much.

In reality the fans who buy the tickets to the game want to see Bonds play.

If you go to a Giants game there is still the buzz when Bonds comes up. He puts fans in the seats and will do so in 2007 and that’s the reason he is back with the Giants.

Moises Alou was a nice player. Hurt quite a bit, but a productive player. Does anyone give a hoot that he is long gone and with the Mets next season?

Absolutely not. The fans could care less and that’s why the Giants hardly blinked whern he left. His departure will have absolutley no impact on ticket sales.

If Bonds left town you can bet that there would be plenty of empty seats at the park.

Money talks and the fans money is what brought Bonds back pure and simple.

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December 9, 2006   No Comments

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