Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Monday, September 24. Roughly a week from now the postseason will begin with two wild card games. The Yankees took a big hit at the worst time, while elsewhere pitchers are wrapping up special seasons. Somehow as the ...
Two Losing Teams at Least Get One Special Night; Jays and Mets Bead the Odds
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Friday, Sept. 21. While neither the Mets or Blue Jays have much to write home about this season, last night's game was special for both of them. Down 8--2 in the last of the 9th the Jays put up 7 to beat the ...
Dodgers Rebound, Claim First in NL West for Now;
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Tuesday, Sept. 18. After being shut out 5-0 Sunday night, the Dodgers returned home and their offense went back to work. Their 8--2 win over the Rockies put them in first for the moment with two more in the series with ...
For at Least a Day, Wainwright Turns Back the Clock
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Monday, September 17. In a performance that delighted Cardinals' fans and shocked most others, Adam Wainwright struck out 9 Dodgers and led his team to a 5-0 win. The win tied the two teams for the National League's second wild card ...
Hurricane, What Hurricane? Durham One Win Away from AAA Title Upset
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Friday, Sept. 14. The playoffs were set in the AAA International League. The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders would play the Durham Bulls. The first two games would be played in the Scranton area, the last 3 would be played ...
Season Ends Early for Tigers’ TV Talkers; Tanaka’s 4–0 Statement Win Puts Humble Pie on my Breakfast Menu
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Saturday, Sept. 8. Before the games began last night, it was announced that two Tigers' TV announcers had broadcast their last game of 2018 for an extraordinary reason. Later, the Yankees' Masahiro Tanaka, who I haven't written kindly about in this forum ...
September Baseball isn’t Always Pretty, but We Need It
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Wednesday, September 5. With the rosters expanded to 40 men (if a team wishes to do so) the brand of baseball you get isn't exactly what you'll see next month when the playoffs begin. But these games, ugly as ...
I Got Your Trading Deadline Right Here; A Month Later Teams Still Trading; Yanks’ Fans Still Scratching Heads
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on the first day of September. What happened to the much hiped trade deadline? Numerous trades went down last night and the two nights before that, a month after said deadline had passed. Also the Yankees' play against ...
Astonishing Game in Milwaukee; Yelich’s Cycle Leads Brew Crew to Victory
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Thursday, August 30. You just don't see games like the one in Cincinnati last night in other sports, especially college football and basketball where the talent gap is wide enough to make the results all too predictable. On paper the Brewers ...
Two Top Teams, Two Ways to Walk Off
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Wednesday, August 29. The Yankees and Red Sox both scored walk-off wins last night. They just went about it in different ways. In New York, the Yankees played flat ball early though they didn't instantly pay for it. The ...