Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Friday, June 29. Arkansas was so close to winning the College World Series Wednesday night that I guess we shouldn't have expected them to survive that shocking defeat and win last night. Even major league teams find it next to impossible to recover when a World Series ...
Oregon State Ties CWS Finals in 9th; Fire-Breathing Dragon Slain by Larnach’s Aluminum Sword
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Thursday, June 28. The Arkansas Razorbacks were so close, in fact as close as they could be to wrapping up the 2018 College World Series. Even ESPN thought they had done it. But any reader of Sidney Sheldon, or O. Henry knows sudden unexpected plot twists happen in real ...
Meet Freddy Peralta-The Latest Young Man in a Young Man’s Game
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Wednesday, June 27. Last night I finished reading a science fiction novel called "The Postmortal" in which a drug called "The Cure" halts the aging process. The main character takes it at age 29. In theory, only people of certain ages should take it. In the novel, ...
They May Be Young but Braves are Old Enough to Win
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Tuesday, June 26. The Braves have been so awful the last few years, I keep waiting for them to collapse. It isn't happening. Last night, one of their several prize young players-Ozzie Albies-hit a walk-off home run to beat the Reds 5--4 in 11 innings. Here ...
Blevins Could have Said “I Feel so Out of Place, ’cause I’m a reliever!
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Monday, June 25. While two of baseball's better games yesterday involved the New York teams, neither the Mets nor the Yankees came up big. Both ended up getting swept in 3-game weekend series. It seems like not so long ago the Dodgers were 10 games under .500 ...
CWS Finals: Arkansas-Oregon State after MSU’s Tepid Performance
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Sunday, June 24. The battle lines are drawn in Omaha for the 2018 College World Series final. Arkansas, who conquered Florida last Friday night faces Oregon State in a 2 out of 3 playoff starting tomorrow night. Meantime, the Reds saw their starting pitcher hit a grand slam for ...
Very Late Show in Omaha; Gators Survive and Advance
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Friday, June 22. If you went to bed before, say 10:30 last night you would have thought Florida had won a rather dull victory over Texas Tech in the College World Series. Those who held out until the finish got a show. Though Texas Tech could never ...
Oregon State Wins; Tarheels-Bulldogs Begin Triple-Header Today in Omaha
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Tuesday, June 19. Another lengthy rain delay caused a rare postponement setting up a triple-header in the College World Series for the first time in 6 years. Oregon State and Washington were going at it hammer and tongs yesterday before the rain delay happened. Washington had jumped ...
The Many Faces of College Baseball are On View in Omaha
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball late Sunday, June 17, 2018. Saturday's two games and game 1 on Sunday brought forth 3 faces of the game that is baseball-the bad, the excellent and the absurd. Game 1 yesterday was "War and Peace," game 2 "The Postman Always Rings Twice." after getting off to a good start, game 3 ...
Stephen King Presents: “Getaway Day from Hell,” starring the San Francisco Giants
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Friday, June 15. On balance, yesterday's best game was a clear winner-the Giants' 6--3 win over the Marlins in 16 innings. Two things spoiled any happiness the Giants might have felt. First, Evan Longoria suffered a broken hand after being hit by a pitch. And second, the ...