The Game of the Day is Nearly a Doubleheader in Minnesota; Please Remember Our Servicemen and women on this Memorial Day

By 0 Permalink 0

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 ...

Maybe These Aren’t Last Year’s D-Backs; Heart Pounding Action in the Texas League that wasn’t Written by Larry McMurtry

By 0 Permalink 0

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 ...

Minors Present Fans with Noteworthy Stuff; 5 in 9th lead AAA O’s to Victory, Two 1-0 Games in the same doubleheader

By 0 Permalink 0

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 ...

What? I’m Writing about the Red Sox?

By 0 Permalink 0

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 ...

Brewers Get a Taste of Reality in San Diego;

By 0 Permalink 0

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 ...

Robert Stevenson Doesn’t Lead Reds to Treasure Island; Instead, Runs Ship Aground in 17th

By 0 Permalink 0

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 ...