Offerman does his Buford Pusser impersonation Nighty Cap
by Geep on Wednesday, August 15th, 2007 at 09:55am

After going 7½ weeks without getting tossed, Bobby Cox finally passed John McGraw for the most ejections in baseball history Tuesday night.
Former major league All-Star Jose Offerman was arrested Tuesday night after charging the mound and hitting the pitcher and catcher with his bat during an independent minor league game.
Bridgeport police said Offerman was arrested and later posted bond, but did not detail the charge. According to the Connecticut Post, a source said Offerman was charged with second-degree assault.
Offerman, playing for the Long Island Ducks in the Atlantic League, homered in the first inning. The next inning, he was hit by a pitch from Bridgeport’s Matt Beech and charged the mound with his bat.
1st Round updates: The Tigers and first-round draft pick Rick Porcello reached agreement Tuesday on a four-year contract worth $7.28 million.
The Rangers and first-round draft pick Blake Beavan agreed Tuesday night to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of about $1.5 million.
Nats’ sixth-round pick to attend Stanford. Jack McGeary will forgo professional baseball and attend Stanford University, which the Nationals were expecting all along.
This I don’t understand. He always wanted 1st round money, they never expected to sign him and the franchise is the suck. There is no compensation for an unsigned 6th rounder, so I ask again, what the hell is going on in Washington?
Reds shortstop Alex Gonzalez once again is not with the Reds, remaining in Cincinnati to be with his gravely ill 10-month-old son Johan. This must be one of the toughest things to ever have to endure in life. Let our prayers and good thoughts go to the Gonzalez family.
Yogi talks about his friendship with the Scooter. A wonderful article, even if it was in the Post, New York version.
Clock ticking for Royals on signing Mike Moustakas. This probably won’t happen. Good work KC and Bore Ass.
“MLB’s slot recommendation for this year’s No. 2 pick is $3.15 million, and Boras has indicated he’s not interested in baseball’s slot system.”
“Owner David Glass is close with commissioner Bud Selig and may not want to deviate from the recommendations.”
I have thought for quite some time that David Glass, an extremely wealthy man (Wal-Mart) was Bud’s personal small market toady. This is just an example of why revenue sharing doesn’t work in baseball. A team can suck and yet still turn a healthy product.
“We want to make sure all NFL players, coaches and staff members are fully informed and take advantage of the most up-to-date information and resources as we continue to study the long-term impact of concussions,” commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday in making the announcement.
I question if this policy is good enough. The NFL has acted very ostrich-like regarding this problem and then fights most of these players on their disability insurance. ESPN constantly brings on doctors who show data proving the tremendous effects of these concussions post-mortem.
Why can’t the richest league in sports take care of the former players adversely affected? Why fight the insurance claims? How many more Mike Websters are out there? Goodell should monitor his own behavior.
Dontrelle Willis earned his first win since May 29, striking out 11 in seven innings and letting the Marlins’ bats do the rest in a 14-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
