At 3 games out of first in baseball’s toughest division — and with one of the NL’s best records since May 1 — the Rockies were informed Monday evening that veteran starter Rodrigo Lopez was likely lost for season with a torn flexor tendon in his forearm. Their response? Stand pat at the trade deadline and hope that two rookies — Ubaldo Jimenez and Jason Hirsh (who is finishing up

And it must be true, too, because there are bullet points involved. Now, were I to look at this “semiotically,” I’d note that the use of bullet points makes conspicuous an absence of transitions — and it is in a narrative’s transitions where we often find clues that can lead us to determine cause and effect, establish temporality, etc. Of course, a narrativizing of events is susceptible to rhetorical manupulations,

Schumer: “No offense, but we’re using the wrong strategy here, skip. Rather than making a pitching changes — which is only going to burn out the bullpen — I think what we should do is add a few extra outfielders, a middle middle infielder, and maybe a second catcher. And if that doesn’t stop the bleeding, just have the starter refuse to pitch to anyone who doesn’t agree not to

Seems easy enough. Ahem.

Late to the party I am, but still. From the AP, “Hate-crime arrests in Quran desecrations at Pace University”: A 23-year-old man was arrested Friday on hate-crime charges after he threw a Quran in a toilet at Pace University on two separate occasions, police said. Stanislav Shmulevich of Brooklyn was arrested on charges of criminal mischief and aggravated harassment, both hate crimes, police said. It was unclear if he was

Hopefully we’ll get a header up sometime this evening in time to open the PW Pub tomorrow. Those of you interested in posting over there, email me. Meantime, continue to marvel at those who can’t seem to grasp that it wasn’t me — but rather one of their fellow travelers — who came up with the idea of “Scott Thomas” as a semiotic construct. And then try not to chuckle

oatmeal: “You know, I’ve tried everything to sex up my image — from adding maple and brown sugar to going instant — and still I’m known primarily for lowering cholesterol and for being endorsed by the AHA. “I’m like Boomer porridge — only without the cocaine or the self-importance. “May as well just slap Mick Fleetwood on my box and market me as carbon credit. “But just so’s you know,

Last Monday night I was out with a friend, drinking beer. As often happens when drinking, I figured out a solution to one of the problems of the day, and it was, of course, brilliant. Even in more sober moments, it still sounds like a good idea. People seem to be willing to pay what I think are very high taxes without a peep of protest. I know exactly how