Jack Wilson

Finally!  Erik Bedard didn’t get a loss!  More than that he got a win!  Very well deserved!  Big game today for the Pirates as they can guarantee at least a split with a win.  A series win would be huge going into the Cardinals series. Fir...

According to Jayson Stark of ESPN, the San Francisco Giants are telling teams that they’re shopping infielders Ryan Theriot and Mike Fontenot.  Several teams have expressed interest in acquiring infielders this spring, and Stark said the Giants du...

In the last couple of years, the last day of the season was somewhat meaningless. By that time, the Phillies already clinched the division and September callups saw much of the action. 2011 was a tad different. The division was already clinched, but...

Bucs Dugout reports, "Jack Wilson on vacation. His dad sent me this." Wilson, who was an all-star for the Pirates in 2004, hit .243/.274/.285 over 79 games with the Mariners and Braves last year. Shockingly, he is still a free agent. More &ra...

Because that’s what 34-year-old free agent shortstops do on vacation don’t ya know.  Pretty snappy trick shot there by Jack Wilson to nail the jet ski with a football using a perfectly timed kick.  Sure it probably won’t impress a...

Over the past decade the 2nd baseman position for the Cardinals has evolved from a steady job for a legitimate 2 bagger to a revolving door of players.  The role players have varied from the established to the young hopeful, the aging to the wild ca...

When Ruben Amaro wants a guy, he goes and gets the guy. That’s been his Modus Operandi since he took the reigns from Pat Gillick just prior to the 2009 season. We can hardly fault him for that line of thinking because it has worked out pretty w...

With Jose Reyes gone the New York Mets have entrusted Ruben Tejada with the starting shortstop duties, the question is Is he ready for theContinue Reading »...

Still no closer? Is it possible that it’s some Jedi mind trick to say they don’t have a closer but Bobby Parnell is actually the closer? Mets fans aren’t happy with Parnell but he was only given half a chance. He would close then b...

Just a short mailbag this week because a) I’m still full of turkey, and b) I want to enjoy the rest of the Thanksgiving weekend. Remember to use the Submit A Tip box in the sidebar to send in your future questions. Jason asks: So the word is ou...

According to Jon Heyman of SI.com, the Mets, Dodgers and Braves are among a half dozen teams to have shown interest in free agent middle infielder Jack Wilson.  Though Wilson doesn’t have much to offer teams at the plate, Heyman still considers hi...