A beautiful afternoon at Comisk---, I mean U.S. Cellular Field

An awesome fan by the name of Chris Castaneda recently attended a game between the first place Chicago White Sox and the 2nd place Boston Red Sox and snapped some amazing photos in the process! Check out the Baseball Project in the wild.


Who would've guessed Luis Aparicio was such a big fan of the Baseball Project?

Some bad baseball blood in the Olympics?

Looks like the Chinese and the Americans decided to play the old fashioned way and bring it back to the 1950's. Did anyone see Nate Schierholtz (Giants prospect) take out the Chinese catcher, Yang Yang, on a sacrifice fly (picture below)? It helped spark a bean ball parade which ended in 6 hitters from the two teams getting plunked. The worst of which was Matt LaPorta, (Indians Prospect) who received a pitch to the head and had to leave the game with a mild concussion. Here's wishing a speedy, Baseball Project recovery to Mr. LaPorta.

A Stretch Run For the Ages

As August begins to come to a close, things are starting to heat up in Oscar Gamble's Afro. Ruthian Blast is still holding down that top spot, though Los Gigantes are making a big push for it, due undoubtedly to their 12 transactions in a 3 day period. Can Oliver Perez and Brian Wilson's recent hot streaks help carry Los Gigantes' to first place?

Meanwhile, Rocpile made an incredible acquisition in Brian Roberts, yet they're still running in the middle of the pack. Maybe Roberts will be able to finally bring some stolen bases to this speed challenged team.

In other news, there's a picture of the Red Seat in the Rock team on the side of a milk carton because they're nowhere to be found. Oh wait, I think I see them there at the bottom of the standings.

Good luck to all the teams and here's hoping Red Seat in the Rock doesn't discourage them from staying at it.

Scott McCaughey to chat with ESPN

Friends and fans of the Baseball Project!

Our very own Scott McCaughey (Los Gigantes) will be participating in a live chat on ESPN.com this Wednesday at 5pm eastern.

Send in your Baseball Project or baseball related questions here and make sure to join Scott on Wednesday at 5pm!

USA vs Canada

Yesterday Rocpile went and saw the USA Olympic baseball team slaughter the Canadian team. It was a muggy afternoon at the Durham Bulls stadium, which only got hotter when Nate Schierholtz hit a grand slam in the eighth. Hot prospect Matt LaPorta also homered earlier in the day in the second.

The US won 9-1.
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Rocpile is playing hooky from work today to watch the red sox versus the mariners at safeco field in Seattle.

Buchholz is pitching for the sox. Rocpile saw him pitch in the minors a few months ago. Judging by the homer that Ibanez just blasted off him, we are thinking he should still be there.
-Rocpile
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Darren Daulton

Darren Daulton was my favorite baseball player when I was 8 or 9 years old. Back then he was scruffy and buff yet kind of handsome (for a guy with a mullet) and an inspiration to the clubhouse and his fans.

Then he got old, got a DUI, beat his wife and "time traveled" (see here). He recently did a book signing at a place called the Chicken Coop. His book is about metaphysics, numerology and chatting with plants and animals. (buy it right here).

Isn't it great when the people you used to look up to turn out to be total weirdos?

See also: Wikipedia

- the female third of Rocpile

The Baseball Project

We thought it would be fun to show everyone the top selling cities for the Baseball Project's new album in the US after the first week. In keeping with the theme, though, we've decided to rank these not only by the standard markets, but by ballclub. Will the Portland Beavers eventually take the top spot from those NYC teams? Scott McCaughey is rooting for them.

1. New York Yankees/Mets
2. Portland Beavers
3. Boston Red Sox
4. LA Dodgers/Angels
5. Baltimore Orioles
6. Seattle Mariners
7. Philadelphia Phillies
8. Milwaukee Brewers
9. SF Giants/Oakland A's
10. Chicago Cubs/White Sox
11. Minneapolis Twins
12. Washington Nationals
13. Atlanta Braves
14. Knoxville Tennessee Smokies
15. San Diego Padres
16. Houston Astros
17. St. Louis Cardinals
18. Daytona Cubs/Lakeland Tigers (FL)
19. Cincinnati Reds
20. Texas Rangers (Dallas)

-Rocpile

Trade Alert

The sports news is all abuzz with the CC Sabathia trade to the Brewers. The real news is that in our fantasy league, Oscar Gamble's Afro, Rocpile and Los Gigantes worked out the following trade:

Chase Utley traded to Rocpile
Ryan Doumit, Mark DeRosa, Kerry Wood to Los Gigantes.

Rosters updated.

it's here!

The Baseball Project: Vol. 1 Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails is finally out! If you haven't already, grab a copy at your local store or check out YepRoc.com to order.