There have been some gruesome injuries both at the plate and the mound in recent days. Here’s a quick look at them and some commentary.

Normally, I give any story by Mike Pesca a wide berth but he’s usually pretty reliable when it comes to baseball. So I listened to – and enjoyed – this story concerning the origin of the box score.

You want to know why I think Bud Selig is the worst thing to happen to baseball since organized segregation? This is why.

There is a reason the Black Sox aren’t in the Hall of Fame. Most, if not all, of them cheated. The end. To even think of reinstating Pete Rose, after he affected the outcome of some games, is just vile.

I don’t care what you think of the guy personally or even his career. He cheated. As a manager capable of affecting the outcome of a game.

So yeah, keep him out. Keep out the steroid freaks if you can too. I even liked Sosa but come on. You have to draw a line somewhere.

Caple has a pretty good interview with Randy Johnson, covering his long career and his (hopefully soon) 300th win.

I’ve always liked Johnson as a player and was glad to see him get a World Series ring in what I argue is one of the best World Series ever played, particularly for the time in which it was played.

That said, it’s really hard to forget the bird incident:

The older I get, the more I start to wonder at how some athletes can keep going as they do. Here is a list of baseball’s current iron men.

I only saw the highlights of this, but a pretty amazing feat nonetheless. Check out the story and video.