You may have encountered Jamey here on Batter's Box previously -- he is a registered member, mostly for the purpose of sharing his Ranger Expertise -- like team previews in '07 and '08 -- here for the benefit of the majority of Bauxites, living in a whole 'nother country far, far away from the Lone Star State.
He has also taken some literary liberties with Toronto baseball -- all in good fun, of course -- and did the baseball world the great service of introducing to it former Batter's Box (and Ranger "Farm Animals") favorite, Spike Lundberg. Oh, and you might recognize Newberg's new-ish #2 guy, doing the daily "Farm Report" e-mails -- that's former Batter's Box roster member Scott Lucas. (We got a couple of draft picks for him.)
Turns out that yesterday -- read that link in the first line -- was the official 10th anniversary of The Newberg Report. In Internet Time, that's -- well, honestly, I don't know, but that's a hell of a long time. I grew up rooting for the Yankees and Reds, and time here on Da Box has grown my attention to the Jays, of course, but any affinity I have for my hometown Rangers, I have to admit -- it's at least in part due to the excellence of the near-daily, free Newberg Report.
Kudos to you, Jamey. We'll keep reading, right up through (and beyond) that forthcoming Halladay/Padilla matchup in Game 1 of the 2009 ALCS. Keep 'em coming!
