Hi all. Here’s how I see baseball on this Wednesday, February 3. You won’t know this man’s name, so you may well ask why I write his obituary in a forum where I have said farewell to Berra, Kaline, Aaron and other Hall of Famers. This time, I’m saying good-bye to a ...
Henry Aaron Becomes 10th Alltime Great to Fall
Hi friends. Here’s how I see baseball on this Saturday morning, January 23. The baseball world lost its 10th Hall of Famer in 9 months when Henry Aaron passed away yesterday morning, at the age of 86. This has been an unprecedented series of losses for the sport and its fans. ...
R I P Don Sutton, Second Hall of Famer Lost in 2021
Hi all. Here's how I see baseballon this Wednesday, January 20, 2021. As the nation inaugurates a new president, and as the Blue Jays prepare to welcome George Springer into the fold, it has become necessary to writeyet another obituary for a lost Hall of Famer. Former outstanding pitcherand commentator ...
Yet Again, A Black-Bordered Baseball Theme for a Lost Hall of Famer
Hi friends. Here’s how I see baseball on this Friday, January 8. I might say “Here we go again.” 7 Hall of Famers died in 2020, and one has passed away as 2021 dawns. Former Dodgers’ manager Tommy Lasorda died last night. Nobody would remember Lasorda, a native of Norristown, PA ...
Baseball’s Doomed Magnificent 7
There’s a very grim new meaning for the term “Magnificent 7” in 2020, at least if you’re a baseball fan. The original “Magnificent 7” was a 1960 Western movie that later migrated to TV. The movie was remade in 2016. The earlier movie had a fairly memorable theme for a few decades. ...
Local Writer Trashes Trenton Thunder Change to Independent Ball
Hi friends. Here's how I see baseball on this Thursday, December 3. Since 1994, AA baseball has been played just outside Trenton, New Jersey. At first, the Tigers played there for a year before moving their AA operation to Jacksonville. Then the Red Sox took over until they could ...
World Series Presents … Leftovers–Again?
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball as we approach the 2020 World Series. As long as this year's playoffs have gone on, the question isn't "Who let the dogs out," as it was 20 years ago. The question is, "Who has the most left?" The series, destined to ...
Two Games That Show What Baseball Should Be; Braves and Yankees Win Epic Struggles
Hi friends. Here's how I see baseball on this Thursday, October 1. Nothing has been normal about the year 2020 or its baseball season, but two of yesterday's 8 games brought back all that ever was great about this game. The Braves and Reds locked horns in an old-fashioned pitching ...
This is Baseball’s Fault; Pujols Ties Mays with 660 … and Nobody Notices
This is the kind of event that should have stopped the presses. Facebook and Twitter should be blowing up with this. I found out from an unusual source, a man who doesn't care a fig for baseball. I was astonished not to have seen the news about Albert Pujols tying Willie ...
Cubs Mills No-Hits Brew Crew
Hi friends. Here's how I see baseball on this Sunday, September 13. A quiet Sunday suddenly became interesting when I got the word. The Cubs' Alec Mills had a no-hitter on through 7 innings. I signed on in time for the last of the 8th. It was ...