I am a kindergarten drop-out. Lately, The Pink Flamingo has been getting question about who I am. You can find …Read the Rest
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Tebow or Nobow
Ever heard of Bobby Richardson? Baseball fans are a strange group of useful idiots. We will argue over the smallest …Read the Rest
Rage About Roids
On Thursday, Brewer’s outfielder Ryan Braun was exonerated of the uses of steroids and his 50 game suspension was lifted. …Read the Rest
South Carolina Historical Perspectives
Newt’s SuperPAC is in the process of creating a video about Bain Capital. The Pink Flamingo thinks Bain Capital is …Read the Rest
BREAKING: Another Cincinnati Red Achieves Immortality
A. Bartlett Giamatti was a sorry Commissioner if ever there was one, but not near as bad as what we …Read the Rest
Wednesday’s Hero – Theodore Samuel Williams
Capt. Theodore “Ted” Williams (Center) 83 years old from San Diego, CA VMF-311, Marine Aircraft Group 33 (MAG-33) Baseball Hall …Read the Rest
Tea Party “Patriots” as True Believers
“…For many people, the will to believe at times overrides the ability to think critically about the evidence for and …Read the Rest
Willie, Mickey, and the Duke (1926-2011)
The song featured Willie, Mickey, and the Duke. The Duke died today. He was ranked #84 on the list of …Read the Rest
Somewhere In This Favored Land the Sun Is Shining Bright
Dedicated to the memory of George Sparky Anderson (1934-2010) “It’s designed to break your heart. The game begins in the …Read the Rest
BREAKING: Bob Feller Dead at 92
Baseball has lost one of the greats, not only a great pitcher, but a great person. “..Feller died at 9:15 …Read the Rest
R. I. P. Sparky Anderson
George “Sparky” Anderson became immortal in 2000 when he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. He was arguably the …Read the Rest
Pre-Spring Training Treat: Say Hey!
Picture This: Once upon a time, before The Pink Flamingo was even born, the powers that be in baseball considered …Read the Rest
BREAKING: McGwire Admits Steroid Use
Mark McGwire has finally admitted to using steroids for nearly a decade. The way I feel about the use of those things, and what it has done to baseball – put an asterick by the record. Roger Maris lived with it, but Maris did his record the old fashioned way – he earned it.
We all know it is about getting into the HOF. Sorry, but after this, I have no sympathy. Then again, the way I detest the Cards (my least favorite team) what can you expect?
“...Mark McGwire finally came clean Monday, admitting he used steroids when he broke baseball’s home run record in 1998. McGwire said in a statement sent to The Associated Press on Monday that he used steroids on and off for nearly a decade. “I wish I had never touched steroids,” McGwire said in a statement. “It was foolish and it was a mistake. I truly apologize. Looking back, I wish I had never played during the steroid era.” McGwire also used human growth hormone, a person close to McGwire said, speaking on condition of anonymity because McGwire didn’t include that detail in his statement. McGwire’s decision to admit using steroids was prompted by his decision to become hitting coach of the St. Louis Cardinals, his final big league team. Tony La Russa, McGwire’s manager in Oakland and St. Louis, has been among McGwire’s biggest supporters and thinks returning to the field can restore the former slugger’s reputation. “I never knew when, but I always knew this day would come,” McGwire said. “It’s time for me to talk about the past and to confirm what people have suspected.”…”
Andre Dawson Becomes Immortal Today
Andre Dawson joined the ranks of the Immortals today. After nine years of waiting, he was elected to the Hall of Fame.
“…A jump of 59 votes from 2009 got Dawson into baseball’s Hall of Fame in his ninth year on the ballot. Dawson, the only player elected this year, was thrilled.
“The wait isn’t a big factor in the scheme of things,” Dawson said. “You get frustrated when people say, ‘When are you going to get in,’ and you don’t have an answer for that. As I sit here now, I think it was well worth the wait. … One thing my mama always said is it’s going to happen one day, just be ready when it happens.”
Dawson, who finished 44 votes short a year ago when Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice were elected, was named on 420 of 539 ballots in this year’s Baseball Writers Association of America election — good for 77.9 percent of the vote.
Is Curt Schilling Thinking About a Run?
Curt Schilling has a new blog post about what he believes. I believe it could be a platform for a …Read the Rest
First They Came for Palin, Now They Are After Schilling
Have you wondered if certain Democrats have a soul or actual morality? Want proof that they do not? First they …Read the Rest
Finally, Jim Rice Receives His Well-Earned Immortality
“…finally I am Jim Rice, called a Baseball Hall of Famer!” After many years of waiting, Anderson’s Jim Rice has …Read the Rest
UPDATED: Gary Sheffield’s Immortality Guaranteed
Gary Sheffield became only the 25th person to hit 500 home runs, thereby securing a first ballot HOF vote. UPDATE: …Read the Rest
An Honroable POTUS Throws Out First Pitch
If you want to know the heart and mind of America, you need to understand Baseball. Take Me Out to …Read the Rest
Jim Rice Finally Makes It!
I lived near enough to Anderson, SC, that Jim Rice was the “home-town” player who made good. I have been …Read the Rest
BREAKING: Smoltz Heading to Boston
When a pitcher is in his early 40s, coming off major surgery it can go either way. Either he has …Read the Rest
Update on Little Joe’s Status
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8 I may as well face the fact that Little Joe doesn’t like me. Yesterday when Maggie told …Read the Rest
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