Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Tuesday, July 31. Before we get to my scheduled main theme, it's just been proven that the Red Sox are human! Chris Sale went on the DL with shoulder trouble, joining Rafael Devers who went on the shelf a few days ago. Devers was no big ...
As New HOF Class is Inducted, I Take a Look Back
Hi all. I'm going to do something different today while everybody else is writing about the men being inducted into the Hall of Fame. BTW, I never should have forgotten to mention Jack Morris and Alan Trammell the other day when I reposted the article about today's other inductees. If you listen to morning sports talk ...
What do You Mean, Your Moving Vans are all Taken? One Day, 5 Deals
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball this Saturday, July 28. This isn't how the game used to be played. Time was, after June 15 major trades didn't happen. Somewhere in the years since I fell hard for this great game, the end of July became the time for moves. Baseball at this time of year is a ...
Now, Why was It the Yankees Got Stanton Again? Judge to Miss Serious Time
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Friday, July 27. When Aaron Judge crashed to the deck at Yankee Stadium last night, Yankee fans got a loud reminder of why the team traded for the Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton. I had my doubts when the deal went down and I wrote about them in this forum. I ...
Happ May Be Arriving after the Last Train has Left
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Thursday, July 26. This is a deal that needed to happen a month ago at least, not after unacceptable performances in recent weeks against the Orioles, Mets and Rays, none of whom can in good conscience be called a major league baseball team. But at long last ...
Baseball Gives You Kate Moss or Andre the Giant
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Wednesday, July 25. The headline for today's entry does not simply refer to the strikeout or home run mentality that has increasingly overtaken baseball. It refers to a phenomenon that only the unpaid pundit copes with. I can go through box scores for a week and, without ...
Karma’s a Witch! Take That, Cardinals
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Tuesday, July 24. There are some things you just don't do. You don't wear Yankee garb in Boston, or Red Sox duds in the Bronx. You don't use an I-Phone in church (well, you shouldn't.) But the biggest don't in baseball is, you don't remove a pitcher who's throwing ...
Wow, the Red Sox are Actually Human; They Lose as Yankees Win
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Saturday night, July 21. It actually happened. Just seconds before I began writing this, the Red Sox lost 5-0 to the Tigers at Comerica Park. Earlier in the day in the Bronx, the Yankees beat the Mets 7-6. They gained a full game after the Red Sox ...
Indians and Red Sox Win while Yanks Continue Embarrassing Free Fall; Two Minor League Games You Won’t Hear About Anywhere Else
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Saturday, July 21. As if losing 2 to the Orioles last week wasn't bad enough as the Red Sox continued winning, the Yankees lost to the Mets as Boston pulled yet another game ahead of them. The Indians won the game of the night, which was played ...
The Best All-Star Game Happened after I Went to Bed;
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Wednesday, July 18. The back-and-forth action of last night's All-Star game shows just why the game should have started at least 90 minutes earlier than it did. I'm sure most of America went to bed at or around 10:45 when the game was 2-1 American League ...