Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Friday, Sept. 30, the last Friday of the regular season. In a huge departure from last season when CC Sabathia was at his worst, he pitched a couple of his best games at the end of the season. One of those came last night in his last start ...
On a Night that Defies Description, Marlins Win for Jose
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Tuesday, Sept. 27. Some events are easily described by men like me who sit before our computers and write, hoping we reach an audience. Then again, some events are impossible to describe. What happened at Marlins Park in Miami last night was one of those that words ...
The World Won’t Stop for our Broken Heart; Mets face Marlins in Miami Tonight
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Monday, Sept. 26. Yesterday the baseball world grieved at the news of the death of Marlins' pitcher Jose Fernandez. He was riding on a boat which crashed at high speed into a jetty, killing the pitcher and two friends. Today, somehow we try to begin the healing ...
Ultimate Tragedy for Marlins’ Fernandez, Dead at 24
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this gloomy Sunday, Sept. 25, when this column would have a black border if I knew a way to put one here. In the world of great celebrities, each branch has its tragedies. Rock music has Buddy Holly, Richie Valenz and the Big Bopper plus many others. country has Patsy ...
7th Division Title; No More Seasons in Hell for these Rangers
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Saturday, Sept. 24. When the Rangers were still the new kids in the Dallas area, Mike Shropshire was a relatively young reporter who covered them from 1973--75. As early as 1971 he had been photographed and called "the best writer in Texas." If he was reading his press ...
Mets Give ‘Em Something to Talk About;
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball in this Friday, Sept. 23. Even if the Mets don't make the playoffs, they've sure given their fans dramatic moments to remember in the depths of a wretched winter in the New York-New Jersey area. And last night's 9-8, 11-inning roller coaster win over the Phillies may be the ...
Watch out for Expecting the Impossible in the Bronx;
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Thursday, Sept. 22. Yes, Gary Sanchez has 19 home runs in 45 games. Yes, that's a record. But let's all step tack and take a few deep breaths. And I say this as a Yankee fan. He may be better than Kevin Maas, or even better than ...
Giants Playing Badly Become Men Behaving Badly;
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Tuesday, Sept. 20. The Giants may never have seen the TV show "Men Behaving Badly," in the mid-1990's. But after a long stretch of playing badly their frustration erupted in a bench-clearing incident last night in Los Angeles. When the dust had settled the Dodgers had won 2-1 ...
Dodgers and D-Backs bring back the ’90s in Phoenix; Mets First in Wild Card Chase
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Monday, Sept. 19. The two most notorious ball parks for high-scoring games and soaring home runs are Wrigley Field when the wind is blowing out, and Coors Canaveral in Denver always because of the altitude. But Chase Field in Phoenix deserves the same notoriety considering the ...
The Grandy Man Can, Twice in Extras!; Cards Stay the Course with 9th-inning Rally by the Bay
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Sunday, Sept. 18. Curtis Granderson has had a long career that is, no doubt on the down side now. But last night, when he was needed most he showed a last flash of the Grandy Man John Sterling used to "sing" about when Granderson was a Yankee. ...