Hi all.  Here's how I see baseball on this Tuesday, May 30-the original Decoration Day. For some reason, baseball brawls can be as memorable if not more so than the games during which they occur.  In 1973, Pete Rose decked Bud Harrelson during an NLCS game the Mets were en route to winning 9-2.  Game 3 ...

Hi all.  Here's how I see baseball on this Monday, May 29. Yesterday morning, I assumed only one marathon athletic competition would take place, and that it would happen at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  While that event did turn out to be even more of a marathon than the 500-mile distance alone would justify,  it was ...

Hi all.  Here's how I see baseball on this Saturday, May 27. The Arizona Diamondbacks have been surprisingly good out of the gate, following yet another horrible year last year when they lost over 90 games.  Other than A.J. Polack (who's hurt again by the way,) they had basically the same material to work with, including ...

Hi all.  Here's how I see baseball on this Friday, May 26. It's a rare all-minor-league edition today.  In a game dotted with once and future big leaguers, Norfolk (AAA Orioles) defeated Toledo (AAA Tigers) 9-7 sparked by a 5-run 9th inning. Meantime in A-ball there was a doubleheader where the winner swept the loser and won ...

Hi all.  Here's how I see baseball on this Wednesday, May 24. For personal reasons it's been a few days since I've written in this forum.  But as I return to you it's my guess that Dodgers' and Braves' fans are ordering breakfasts of coffee with extra coffee.  For very different reasons, devotees of baseball's Los Angeles and Atlanta ...

Hi all.  Here's how I see baseball on this Thursday, May 18. Am I in an alternate universe?  I thought I'd sooner make a speech in favor of  Hillary Clinton, but here I am about to write about the Boston Red Sox in a positive vein.  I usually call them the Red Sux and nothing made ...

Hi all.  Here's how I see baseball on this Wednesday, May 17. Orioles fans will remember Chuck Thompson using the above headline many a time on Orioles' radio.  Last night, in a game where there were as many runs scored as there are cans in a case of beer, the Orioles defeated the Tigers 13-11 in ...

Hi all.  Here's how I see baseball on this Tuesday, May 16. I guess the Brewers' shocking sweep of the Mets made them feel bullet-proof as they headed west to face the woeful San Diego Padres.  This isn't the 1950's Milwaukee Braves team of Hank Aaron and Steady Eddie Matthews here.  The Brewers, other than 1982 ...

Hi all.  Here's how I see baseball on this Saturday, May 13. It has to be an unfortunate coincidence that the Reds have a relief pitcher named Robert Stevenson. It's doubtful pitcher Robert William_ Stevenson has heard of, (much less read) the book "Treasure Island," written by Robert Louis Stevenson almost two centuries ago. But such is his fate. The ...

Hi all.  Here's how I see baseball on this Thursday, May 11. This rarely if ever happens in the major leagues.  Somewhere up in Heaven I can hear the Mets' icon Bob Murphy say "They win_ the damn thing!"  That's how the Columbus Clippers' announcer must have felt after their 13-9 win in 11 innings over ...