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Ivan Rodriguez is one of my all time favorite Major League players who did not ever play for The Indians.

Ichiro Suzuki will be another.

Both were great to watch in action as they plied their talents at their craft.

Marlins' Guillen has few rules, but one is his anthem

PUBLISHED Monday, Feb 27, 2012 at 2:04 pm EST

.......................Guillen said he is a stickler about only one rule: Be on the dugout steps in time for the national anthem.

"The national anthem is 10 minutes before the game starts," Guillen said. "We are going to start in 10 minutes and you're late. Where have you been? That is the only rule I have. And (if) you are not going (to follow) that easy one, we've got problems."

Guillen, a native of Venezuela who became a citizen of the U.S. in 2006, had his anthem rule in place for all eight seasons with the White Sox.
Ozzie Guillen takes over as manager of the Marlins after eight seasons with the White Sox. (AP Photo)"

A lot of people have been killed trying to make this country free for us," Guillen said. "You should be there for two minutes. If you come from another country, you should be there for an hour before."

For all his bluster, his rule shows that Guillen can be as respectful as anyone. During his post-workout session with reporters, he shared a way he plans to show respect to his coaches. Whenever the Marlins have a split-squad game, Guillen will take the road game.

"I'm not going to make the big-league coaches or minor-league coaches travel four hours," he said. "I don't like to big-league people that way. I will do the dirty work with my coaches."...............................

What a nice guy!

Seattle now has a Suzuki and a Kawasaki.

J.R. wrote:Seattle now has a Suzuki and a Kawasaki.

Anyone named Honda in pro ball?

Posted 4/24/12 at 6:20 PM

Guthrie treats cancer survivor to game of catch

Remember when Jeremy Guthrie was looking for someone to play catch with a few weeks ago? Well, he found a taker.



Jeremy Guthrie
✔@JGuthrie46 10 Apr 12 Anybody on lunch break & up for a catch with me? #OffDay #NoThrowingPartner say.ly/MdV2v60

Woody Roseland
@WoodyRoseland @JGuthrie46 My man! I'm downtown and have my glove. lets do this!!
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Jeremy Guthrie
✔@JGuthrie46 10 Apr 12 Ok, for real. When can you be here?RT @WoodyRoseland: @JGuthrie46 My man! I'm downtown and have my glove. lets do this!!

Woody Roseland
@WoodyRoseland @JGuthrie46 like 15 minutes!
10 Apr 12 ReplyRetweetFavorite
Believe it or not, that response from the Rockies right-hander wasn't even the best news Woody Roseland received on April 10.

Earlier that morning, a doctor had declared the 21-year-old stand-up comic's cancer treatment complete.

After several years of chemotherapy, surgeries and relapses, Roseland could finally put his illness behind him. And he started by tossing around a baseball with Guthrie at Coors Field.

"I couldn't really believe it," Roseland said. "Here's me and here's this major league pitcher, trying to teach me how to throw a slider."

Did he take the money and run?

Pujols went 0-for-3 with a walk in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Rays. Pujols has now gone hitless in 19 straight at-bats and over his last five games, the longest stretch of his career.

Maybe he stopped juicing.

Harper to debut for Nats on Saturday in LA - No. 2 prospect in baseball replaces injured Zimmerman on roster

WASHINGTON -- The wait is over. The Nationals announced on Friday they will recall outfielder Bryce Harper -- the No. 2 prospect in all of baseball -- and will place Ryan Zimmerman on the 15-day disabled list because of inflammation in his right shoulder.

Harper will make his Major League debut in left field on Saturday against the Dodgers at 9 p.m. ET. The game will be available on MLB.TV, and MLB Network will also air the game.

The move to promote Harper from Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday does not mean he is in the big leagues to stay. The final decision on Harper's immediate future will be determined after Zimmerman is taken off the disabled list.

Jim Thome has 10 Ks and 2 walks in 17 AB so far. He is batting .118, with 2 singles, no extra base hits. That signing still makes no sense.

Just doesn't look right. These are the WHITE Sox Sunday unis: Former White Sox slugger Bill Melton (left) and manager Robin Ventura model the team's new/old red pinstripes.

Wasn't Bill Melton the slugger who led the league with about 30 home runs one year?

Yes, he was. Back with Richie Allen.

Melton always seemed to play big against us.

I was always a closet fan of Robin Ventura. He brought good game, plus he made it despite the fact his name is Robin.

I was reading SI's Peter King's column today and it had a couple interesting baseball tid bits.

First, Vin Scully was in the booth when Mickey Mantle made his major league debut, and he was in the booth over the weekend when Bryce Harper made his major league debut. Amazing.

Also, a link to this interesting story about Ty Cobb ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/sport ... ref=sports