Catching Up

Notes regarding news and minutia...

...The Phillies announced that on June 1, Mike Lieberthal will be signed to a one-day contract so that he can retire as a Phillie.  Similar to when the Phillies signed Doug Glanville to a one-day-er, it's a nice gesture to a player who showed loyalty to the organization over the years but is in no danger of having his number retired.

...Philly sports fans have a bad reputation that exceeds what they deserve given their track record.  Yes, Santa and Jimmy Johnson were pelted with boos and snowballs, and yes, fans cheered when Michael Irvin laid motionless on the turf.  But similar incidents have happened in every town that has a professional sports team.  What I would like to point out is the aspect of Philly fans that goes unnoticed -- an appreciation for historical excellence.  The standing ovation Greg Maddux received when he left the field last night after holding the Phillies to two runs in 6 1/3 innings was very classy.  The Phillies have suffered a lot of losses at the hands of Maddux over the years, it would have been easy for them to ignore his efforts.

...After looking in some of the dark corners of my feed reader, I noticed an article One Chair wrote early this month.  Should I be at all worried that he knows the name of the hospital on "Grey's Anatomy"?  You don't think he secretly thinks of himself as "McBeardy" do you?

...Lastly, over at the Baseboogle blog, I posed a question to the Pitch f/x crowd.  Until someone tells me otherwise, I'm treating the data with skepticism.

...A few days ago I received my copy of the DVD, Richie Ashburn: A Baseball Life.  Can't wait to watch it, look for a review here sometime soon.