Archive for May, 2009
Turn out the Lights
By Gary Armida …These are the last words I have to say That’s why this took so long to write There will be other words some other day… It is with after much thought that I announce that I FCP will be closing up shop as of today. I have enjoyed writing since November of [...]
CHD: The Last Lecture
When Gary told me he was closing up shop it took me by surprise, but as someone who knew firsthand how much of a toll this project had taken on him I understand why he did it. FCP was a labor of love for us both, but Gary’s hard work and research is what made [...]
Dodgers Can Survive
Much has been made of the impact of Manny Ramirez’s suspension for 50 games (don’t worry; it’s not a steroids article). Most, when discussing the Dodgers, believe that Ramirez has sabotaged their season as he was the centerpiece of their offense. Many will point the fact that the Dodgers weren’t even a .500 team [...]
Off the Top…A-Rod Returns, Fans, Questions
By Gary Armida Welcome back to the 3rd installment of “Off the top…”, FCP’s Saturday column that is all about my thoughts of baseball and whatever else pops into my head. Let’s get to it-The Alex Rodriguez Show began with a bang as the first pitch he saw was hit for a three run homerun. [...]
Pitching Perspectives with Rick Peterson: The Biomechanics of Pitching
Bridging the Gap Between Potential and Peak Performance It was in 1989 that Rick Peterson’s professional coaching career came together. Coach Peterson obviously had the Baseball knowledge as well as his tremendous ability to relate to people. But, the genesis of his career happened in Alabama as he would begin a journey of research that [...]
Welcome to the Club, Manny
Are you surprised? More to the point, will you ever be surprised again when a player tests positive for performance enhancing drugs? The answers are like no and no. Manny Ramirez is just the next name in the steroids era of Major League Baseball to be exposed as a drug user. According to multiple reports, [...]
One Last Shot at Redemption
Saturation Point: The point at which some capacity is at its fullest; limit. If one were to survey the reaction to the Selena Roberts’ book AROD: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez one would realize that the release of the book has tipped the baseball fan’s thirst for negative Rodriguez news beyond the saturation point [...]
Joba Emerges
Many people were waiting for this. It took awhile, but it finally happened. How long? Well, it finally happened in his 90th inning of work as a starting pitcher. After being battered for five hits and four runs by the Red Sox in his first inning of work, the Joba Chamberlain that the Yankees were [...]
