by Glenn Dickey
Feb 21, 2006

SOMETIMES I wonder if my colleagues are watching the same sports I’m watching.

For instance, The Sporting News did an analysis of baseball teams’ offseason moves, and there were some real mind-bogglers in there.

New Dodger general manager (and former Giants assistant) Ned Colletti was given four stars (out of a possible five) for his roster overhaul. In fact, though, the only really positive change for the Dodgers is the apparent good health of closer Eric Gagne. [Read more →]

My father, Vicente Antonio Colon was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1911 and played baseball with Pancho Coimbre and the Ponce Leones. My father used to tell me stories about his days playing in the Puerto Rican League and how good Pancho really was.
I had the pleasure of meeting Senor Coimbre when I visited Puerto Rico with my father in 1967. My father was visting his father (my grandfather) Vicente who was ill at the time. Incidently, my grandfather was the first first baseman on a baseball team in Puerto Rico.
My father passed away in 1996, at the age of 85, and I certainly miss his wonderful stories of baseball on the island. [Read more →]

This week’s Inside Baseball Show originates from Crogan’s Montclair.

Show begins at 6 PM on 1550 AM Pacific here in the Bay Area. My guests include Cubs Assistant GM Gary Hughes, Contra Costa Times national baseball writer Rick Hurd, and A’s play by play voice, the incomparable, Ken Korach.

Carl Foster and I will preview Cal versus Arizona as well.

Also after the show on Thursday come up to La Salle Cigars on La Salle Ave, just up the block from Crogan’s where I’ll host a Q&A about the up coming baseball season.

Look for the show on the site Friday morning as Rafael and Alma work to set up the MP3 file in case you missed the original broadcast.

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Inside Baseball, the winter edition continues its march toward spring training with the show airing at 6 PM on 1550 KYCY in the Bay Area tonight. Broadcast will originate from Fenton’s Creamery on Piedmont Ave. in Oakland.

Guests include Matt Mackenzie, writer for the Street and Smith Baseball Annual, Marcel Lachemann, pitching coach for the US team in the World Baseball Classic, and A’s manager Ken Macha who is in the Bay Area for the Fox baseball luncheon that will take place at Treasure Island today.

Carl Foster and I also will preview the Cal-Stanford basketball game that will follow the show.

Thanks to Alma, Jeff, and Rafael for posting the show. Click the link below and you can hear the show which aired on Thursday night February 9th. The segments with Matt MacKenzie and Marcel Lachemann will fire you up for spring training.

Click here to listen.

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The Caracas Lions,representatives of Venezuela
beat the Licey Tigers of the Dominican Republic
to capture their first title in the Caribbean Series since 1989.

By Amaury Pi-González [Read more →]

Inside Baseball

Segment 1: A’s Announcer, Ken Korach

Segment 2: Fred Wallin

Segment 3: Baltimore Orioles Scout, Deacon Jones

Just click on the segment and you will hear the show. Hope you enjoy this, I thank Jeff and Alma once again for making this available to everyone.

Great to have Ken Korach give us his view on the “Big Hurt”, Fred Wallin is an expert on Southern California sports and talks about the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim law suit, then Orioles scout Deacon Jones covers the WBC plus fills us in on the 2006 Birds. Let me know what you think.

Thanks,

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Most of the people I have spoken with do not like the new “seating arrangement”for this
upcoming season at the Oakland McAfee Coliseum.
Every place you look, every survey they take shows fans consternation.

By Amaury Pi-González [Read more →]

by Glenn Dickey
Jan 27, 2006

THE BEST part of the Frank Thomas signing is what A’s general manager Billy Beane has done before.

Because he acquired Milton Bradley from the Dodgers, the A’s can view Thomas as frosting on the cake. If he can stay healthy for at least 100 games, he’ll provide a very important power boost. If he doesn’t. . . well, the A’s still have a very solid lineup. [Read more →]

Inside Baseball From Phoenix this Thursday night at 6 PM Pacific on 1550 AM in the Bay Area.

Shooty Babitt, Larry Kreuger, Carney Lansford and Carl Foster will join me on the show.

Whaddya think about the Big Hurt?

Look forward to the comments.

Click here to listen.

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Marty: This is the loneliest time of year for baseball fans; spring training is a few weeks away, we have been putting up with NFL nonsense since the free agency free-for-all ended, and, in reality, there is very little to write about. Overcoming this problem, Bruce Jenkins, in this morning’s press, came up with an entertaining, “predicted order of finish, dead-of-winter version” of the Western Division, National League race.
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