The Hound Of Ulster

OK, so maybe it’s not strictly a baseball post.  That is a batting helmet, though.  (HERE’S a baseball thing, just so no one gets upset.)
 

Interesting PIECE from Jonah Keri on the DBacks and Rays; a pair of franchises that will always be linked.  (Yeah, UHaul Jay, oen of ‘em has a ring and the other doesn’t.  But they’re still linked.)

…the bright light shone on those currently in charge of a winning team often ignores the contributions of those that came before. It takes years, sometimes half a decade or more, to build the core of a winning team. That means finding top talent in the amateur draft and on the international market, excelling at player development, making well-timed trades, all ingredients that can eventually lead to a winning team down the road.

Looking at those two lists, I’d say Garagiola somes off a lot better than LeMar.  But that might just be a first impression.