ESPN is reporting that former Y-D Red Sox player Phil Humber (2003) is part of the deal that will send several prospects from the New York Mets to Minnesota in a trade for two-time Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana.
CodBall has reported previously on Humber.

Over the past few weeks I’ve watched the New York Yankees win two historic baseball games.  With the help of iTunes and a speedy Internet connection, I was able to download the 1978 AL East tie-breaker (New York at Boston) and Game 7 of the 1952 World Series (New York at Brooklyn).
As my airplane soared over [...]

The Orleans Cardinals this week became the 6th team to announce its 2008 roster.  Bourne, Brewster, Cotuit, Wareham and Yarmouth-Dennis also have announce their 2008 player rosters.
A roster this early in the year provides an early glimpse at recruiting efforts, but a roster at this point also provides a snapshot of talent we can follow during [...]

The Brewster Whitecaps have posted their roster. As Jim Nowak, the Whitecaps announcer, might say….. “Here are YOURRRRR 2008 Brewster Whitecaps!”: http://www.brewsterwhitecaps.com/roster.htm
I don’t believe there are any players returning from last year’s team. I do not remember Brewster having many Univ. [...]

CodBall has reviewed a lot of baseball books because Andrew and I love to read about the sport. My little home library probably has 40-50 baseball books in it, and when I go to a library or a bookstore (which is often) I go first to the baseball section to see if there is [...]