I Told You So… or How Javier Vazquez Almost Broke My Leg
He’s not trying to get outs and win baseball games. He’s trying to avoid being on the back page of the Daily News, his hat pulled down over his eyes, his head tilted downward, walking off the mound...
View ArticleCardinal Numerology
On a night when seven became three and five became four, it was seriously good that it all added up to six. Batting order probably is overrated and it is hard to know if the swap of Matt Holliday to...
View ArticleAllegany County trims Webster
WEBSTER, N.Y. – Dave Brust’s Webster Yankees learned some valuable lessons Saturday night about opportunity: when given them, take advantage. At the same time, never offer your opponent...
View ArticleDerek Jeter: The Curious Downfall
When you glance at Derek Jeter’s .261 batting average in 2010, the first thing you ask yourself is: do I need glasses. Why? Because, barring an extremely unprecedented surge, Jeter is on pace to hit...
View ArticlePart Three: The Story Of The 1888-1889 New York Giants
The 1889 World Series would be a battle of the boroughs as the National League champion, New York Giants, would look to repeat as world champions against the American Association champion, the Brooklyn...
View ArticleGuaranteed 2011 AL East Predictions!
Led by a rejuvenated Manny Ramirez, Tampa Bay will lead the division at the all-star break. On his return from the All-Star game in Phoenix, Manny will become rejuveniled and absent-mindedly enter...
View ArticleWhen Will Girardi Learn?
The Athletics and the Yankees endured quite an intense battle Tuesday night. The Yankees, after trailing 6-0 going into the eighth inning, scored five runs and ultimately lost by just one run. The game...
View ArticleBring Unto Me the Little Ranger Fans
Oh, somewhere in this fabled land the sun is shining bright. The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light. And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout. And that would...
View ArticleGet Used to It Mr. Strasburg
On the same afternoon when I watched Mike Pelfrey pitch eight innings of one-run ball only to see the bullpen (aided by a muffed fly ball) blow a 4-1 lead and cost him the victory, I saw that the same...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Teenagers
Another teenage phenomenon has made his way through Hagerstown, only this year he was wearing visiting gray and his stay lasted for only four games. Dylan Bundy, the Baltimore Orioles 2011 first-round...
View ArticleAn Opening Act With A Bullet
Bryce Hapre and Stephen Strasburg made a compelling case on Opening Day to be considered the two best talents ever to play Major League Baseball in Washington, DC. Facing a depleted Miami Marlins...
View ArticleVisiting Aging Lefty Warren Spahn in 1989
Warren Spahn was tending to his southeast Oklahoma cattle ranch or, more accurately, relaxing at the Broken Arrow country club near the ranch when journalist David Lamb met him while traveling...
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