[Teddy Ballgame]

Jeff Bailey, 30 years old and a dozen years into an unforgiving baseball career, understands exactly what he is. "I'm one of those guys you call a grinder," Bailey said earlier this week. "We all can't be superstars."

Put a bat in Bailey's hands and he's a major leaguer. Put a glove on his left hand, and his best hope is mediocrity. This places Bailey on the precipice between the majors and minors, always tilting barely on the wrong side.

Bailey hitting stride at plate

[Old Hoss]

Let's hope he has more succes than Rick Lancellotti.