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Monday was Presidents Day. As I reflected on the list of great and not so great leaders of our nation, I began to wonder if you could put together a baseball team composed of players who shared their last name with a president. Of course you can! My rules for this exercise are as follows: Last name only, so the ever growing list of players with first name Jackson are not eligible. The player has to have had a reasonably long career in Major League Baseball and been at least a

Football season is over. The good news is that Baseball season is here - pitchers and catchers have reported and spring training has begun. Of course this means more of Coot’s musings will be about my favorite sport, but I do have a few final thoughts on the Super Bowl. I had predicted the Seahawks would win 28-20. Almost nailed the Seattle score, but didn’t expect the total dominance by their defense. It wasn’t really as close as the 2 late (or too late, if you prefer) New E

It’s been a while since the last “fungos” so you may have forgotten the last trivia question. We were looking for the four number one draft picks in MLB who are in the Hall of Fame. The answer? Ken Griffey Jr, Chipper Jones, Joe Mauer and (unfortunately) Harold Baines. This edition’s question is who is the only one who played for the Braves in Boston, Milwaukee, and Atlanta? Now on to a few notes. The Anthony Davis trade this week put the final touches on last year’s Luka tra