Hi all. In a far less exciting World Series than we saw a year ago, the Dodgers didn't put forth an effort in game 5. Who can blame them, considering their blundering manager did all he could do to help the Red Sox in games 1, 2 and 4, not ...
Roberts’ Blunder and 5 in the 9th Bury Red Sox in 3 games to 1 Hole
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Sunday, Oct. 28. There was no reason to pull Rich Hill off the hill when his manager did it. Seeing Hill gone, the Red Sox pounded the exhausted Dodgers' bull pen and got 5 runs in the 9th for a 9--6 ...
Honey, I Was Watching the Game! No, Really, I Was! Dodgers to the Max in game 3;
I can hear a lot of sheepish men, particularly in New England telling their outraged wives that very thing, no matter how lame it sounds because the game that began at 8 PM last night only ended at 3:32 AM Eastern, some 45 minutes ago as I begin writing this. After a ...
Dodgers Drop Another Thudder, now down 2 games to None; The Way Back Machine Shows us 1916
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Thursday, Oct. 25. The Dodgers didn't get the split they needed in Boston and find themselves needing to win all 3 upcoming games in Los Angeles to have any chance at winning their first World Series in 30 years. Also today, ...
A Rough Ending to game 1; Adios to a Broadcaster of Baseball’s Past
Hi all. Game 1 of the World Series where the Red Sox beat the Dodgers 8-4 wasn't one to write home about. Former Giants and Yankees' broadcaster Hank Greenwald has died at age 83. Neither starter in game 1 gave a Cy Young award performance in ...
Another Trip in the Way Back Machine before the World Series Begins Tomorrow; Destination–1941!
Hi all. with more than 36 hours yet until the Red Sox host the Dodgers in game 1 of the World Series, I thought we'd take another look back at a World Series game that was extensively talked about when it happened. If a controversial ending like this happened today, social media ...
World Series Set–Dodgers and Red Sox; Past World Series Rewind, take 2
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball near Midnight of Saturday, Oct. 20 and into early Sunday morning. The Dodgers finally outlasted the Cinderella Brewers and the Angelinos will face Boston Tuesday night at Fenway Park. Also, I will write the piece I planned to do about a past World ...
Brewers Force Game 7; A
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Saturday, Oct. 20. The Dodgers' offense continues to struggle and the Brewers have forced a game 7, winner goes to the World Series game. They did it with a 7--2 demolition of the Dodgers who had won games 4 ...
Astros Guilty of Reading Own Press Clippings; Red Sox to Open World Series
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Friday, October 19. After winning game 1 of the ALCS and stopping Chris Sale, the Astros should have carried on from there and sent the Red Sox packing. So I thought this past Sunday. Now, after losing 4 in a ...
Ozuna Abused by Sox Bats; Dodgers Even Series in 13 innings
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Wednesday, Oct. 17. Roberto Osuna may have had worse days and nights in 2018 but none were more public than his 8th-inning implosion against the Red Sox. They now lead the Astros 2 games to 1 after an 8-2 demolition for which ...