Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Monday, April 30. 99 times in 100, when a team sends a new guy to the mound for the first time in the majors, they have a guy warming in the bull pen in the first inning-and often he needs to come to the hill rapidly. Sandy ...
Whole Lotta Losing Going On in MLB
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Sunday, April 29. Instead of profiling a particular major or minor league game as I usually do in this forum, I mean to tell you about something I heard during the Astros' game last night. I didn't realize exactly how bad this year's version of major league ...
Last Year a Minor League Perfecto; Last Night-A No-Hit Bid
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Wednesday, April 25. Last year, I began to check minor league results to find material for this blog. One of the earliest minor league games to attract my attention was a AA perfecto. Tyler Mahle, now with the Reds was the man of the moment in April ...
Live from Oakland–It’s Saturday Night!! Nothing from Sunday’s Slate could Top Manaea’s Late Night Gem from Saturday Night;
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Monday, April 23. Though a full slate of games took place yesterday, I'm still marveling over the no-hitter thrown late Saturday night by the Athletics' Sean Manaea (MaNyeYah) He didn't just pitch a no-hitter, he no-hit the hottest offensive juggernaut presently prowling major league baseball. The Red ...
Weekend MLB Preview
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Friday, April 20. As I figured, yesterday was relatively quiet around baseball after the goofiness that took place on Wednesday. Exhausted bull pens needed to exhale after a 16-inning game and a contest of 14 innings. The Mets were one team who couldn't rest their bully, and it showed ...
How’s This for a Triple Play Day around the Bigs
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Thursday, April 19. No individual team turned a triple play that I know of yesterday. Instead, MLB as a whole provided us 3 amazing games, each worthy of their own treatise. Early on, the A's spent the early innings trying to dig out of a hole and ...
For DeGrom, a Gem of a Game Ruined by the Bull Pen
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Tuesday, April 17. For the Mets and the unfortunate Jacob DeGrom, it's a case of "same --, different day." Repeatedly since 2016 DeGrom more than any Met starter has pulled his weight only to have the bull pen implode. This time DeGrom struck out a dozen and ...
This Old Man, What’s His Name? Damn Near Pitched a Perfect Game
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Monday, April 16. There were actually two exceptional games yesterday and I assumed the headline would be the Mets' 3-2 walkoff win over the Brewers. But that was forgotten after the ESPN Sunday night game. In that game, Bartolo Colon--remember him, the guy the Mets wrote off a few years back? ...
Downtown Goes Frazier! Downtown Goes Frazier! Third Baseman’s 2 Bombs Lead Mets to 11th Win
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Saturday, April 14. Third base has been a gaping hole for the Mets for a long time. After a decade of excellent play, their third baseman and captain David Wright fell prey to one injury after another while the brain trust of the Mets never bothered to get an ...
Auf Wiedersehen Baseball–German-born Kepler Ends Game with Second Homer; Who Said Yanks-Red Sox Rivalry was Dead? San Jose Giants-Cycle Built for Two
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Wednesday evening, April 11. As today's game began in Minneapolis, the series was even at a game apiece. The Twins hadn't won a series from the Astros since 2015. The Twins built an early 8--1 lead by tallying all 8 runs against the defending World Series champions in the ...