Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Wednesday, August 31. Monday night the Mets kept their fans up late with a thrilling 10-inning win. Last night it was the Yankees' turn. Their 5-4 win over the Royals also took 10 innings but ended considerably later than Monday night's game because of a lengthy rain ...
Cubs and Mets Keep The Fans Up Late
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Tuesday, August 30. There will be some heavy-eyed workers in New York and Chicago this morning. (Where's that coffee I wanted?) This is because the Mets took 10 innings and the Cubs took 13 to vanquish their foes. (We're out of coffee? Are you kidding me?) In New York, ...
Little Leaguers bring Pride to Binghamton by beating South Korea
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Monday, August 29. Before I talk about any major league goings-on, I'll talk about the team who has returned pride to the Binghamton, New York area. In days long forgotten, the Yankees had a minor league team there called the Binghamton Triplets. The Mets have had their ...
Sanchez and Pedroia Go to 11 in Different Ways;
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Sunday, August 28. In the movie "Spinal Tap," one of the characters said about his sound system "It goes to 11," where on most sound systems the meter stops at 10. Well, for Gary Sanchez the meter doesn't stop at 11. and in his own way 11 ...
That Last Out is the Hardest; Frazier lands KO Punch on Mariners
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Friday, August 26. Last night, Well past midnight in the east, Matt Moore was as close as he could get to putting his name in the record books. He had gotten 26 outs without giving up a base hit to the Dodgers in Los Angeles. It took ...
Another Desert Dandy; Darvish and Desmond Dial Long Distance
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Thursday, August 25. For the second time in 3 games, two awful ball clubs have provided exciting, if not artistic games. The latest was a D-backs 10-9 win over the Braves in 11 innings in Phoenix, following their 9-8 win there over the Braves Monday night. These games ...
They Feel Like Playoff Games in August; Mets’ Surprise Winner Neds to Buy a Vowel
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Wednesday, August 24. In St. Louis and Los Angeles last night, regular August baseball games felt like late September games, if not playoff games. For the Mets, no Neal Walker? No John Niese after 4 batters? No problem! The Mets grabbed a 3-0 lead early on a ...
Walk-Off in the Desert; Yanks Need Pitching Bad, but Get Bad Pitching
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Tuesday, August 23. The sport's best games took place well after most of the country had gone to bed last night. In Phoenix, an Arizona win became a tie game which became an Arizona 9-8 win before the dust had settled. Meantime in Seattle, a place so distant ...
Old School Pitching Duel in Frisco; Happy Birthday Yaz
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Monday, August 22. Last night's game in San Francisco was a throwback game to the great pitching duels of the 1970's: Seaver vs Marichal or Carlton vs. Bob Gibson. Both pitchers worked like lightning, and the game was done in less than two and a half hours, which ...
Two Little Two Late; Cespedes’ Two Bombs End Mets Losing Streak
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Sunday, August 21. If only the Mets had somebody else who could hit home runs like Yoenis Cespedes does, they might still be in the hunt for a playoff spot. Cespedes, just off the DL hit a pair of giant home runs as the Mets beat the Giants ...