The Mendoza Line

Pitcher Wards Off Spotlight After No-No

By | Apr 29 2008

There were three no-hitters in the Major League Baseball season of 2007. When Mark Buehrle threw his, he was mobbed by his teammates. When Justin Verlander threw his, he received a standing ovation just for walking to the mound in the ninth inning. When Clay Buchholz threw his, stoic Red Sox executives pumped their fists and hugged as if Yankee Stadium had just collapsed on Hank Steinbrenner.

Teams and Fans Must Remember Their Roots

By | Apr 15 2008

“Don’t forget where you came from” is the refrain that slinks around just about every college campus as graduation nears.

Comeback Kids Entering Ranks of Recent Dynasties

By | Jan 29 2008

Yesterday morning, in White-Gravenor: “Tyler, can you do a little better than [win] at the end of the game? You’re killing your professor here. You guys gotta build up a lead and sit on it!”

January 25, 2006, in the Car Barn: “Mr. Wallace, boy, if you had missed those free throws [against Duke], I might have killed you.”