Hi all. Last night's epic 16-inning game in Anaheim wasn't one I could write about the second it was over if that were practical. Even without today's necessary errands, I would have taken time to figure out how to tell you of the 16-inning back-and-forth struggle that ended at 4 AM Eastern time with the ...
Not Just Another Midseason Game between Yankees and Twins
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Wednesday, July 24. How to describe the Yankees' 14--12 10-inning win at Target Field in Minneapolis last night? I can but try. Maybe I'll channel my inner Meat Loaf and see what we get. It was a hot ...
20 Years Ago, a Look Back at Cone’s Perfecto
Hi all. Instead of writing about what's happening in today's game, I'm going to take you back to what began as a routine Sunday in Madison, Wisconsin, but stopped being routine thanks to David Cone, then pitching for the Yankees who is now a broadcaster on their telecasts. Going back a year to 1998, ...
How do You Write with a Broken Heart? Good-bye 56, 20-game winner, funny writer Jim Bouton
Hi all. If I see baseball at all tonight, I see it through tears. I was off the grid with a minor health issue of my own, which is why I didn't write a piece about Tuesday night's All-Star game as I had planned to do yesterday. When I have to go off the ...
All-Star Rewind, Chapter 10: A Bronx Tale–a Grand Sendoff for the Home Office of Baseball
Hi all. This is the 10th and final chapter of the All-Star Rewind series. I can't thank you enough for liking these pieces and commenting on them both here and on my Facebook page, also called "Baseball as I see It." The way-back machine doesn't have to go as far back this time, only ...
All-Star Rewind 9: “Under the Dome” with a Happy Ending for Somebody
Hi all. This is episode 9 of the All-Star Rewind series. The theme is the 1979 All-Star game. It was the second one played in a dome, but it wasn't the snorefest the fans got in 1968 in Houston. The National League scored in both the 8th and 9th to win, 7--6. The 1979 All-Star ...
All-Star Rewind 8: The Game’s Best HIT_ the Upper Midwest
Hi all. Today I present the 8th episode in the All-Star Rewind series. This time it's the 1965 Mid-Summer classic, played at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota. Like the 1934 game, there was serious offense early, but a run in the 7th locked down a 6--5 win for the NL, their third of what ...
All-Star Rewind 7–Summer of Love, All-Star Game of Shadows
Hi all. Here's part 7 of the All-Star Rewind series. This time, the theme is the 1967 All-Star game, the first All-Star game to go 15 innings. Like a game from 2019, it was a game of strikeouts and home runs with the National League coming out on top 2--1. Considering it went 15 innings, it ...
All-Star Rewind Part 6–Reggie’s Rocket one of 6 Bombs in Detroit
Hi all. This is part 6 of my series "All-Star Rewind. Thank you for the comments I have received which tell me you're enjoying this series both here and in my Facebook group. Today's theme is the 1971 All-Star game in Detroit where 6 home runs were hit, all by future Hall of Famers but ...
All-Star Rewind 5–Teddy Ballgame Ends Detroit’s First Afternoon in the Midsummer Sun;
Hi all. Today I give you the fifth of the series "All-Star Rewind." Yesterday's feature was the tumultuous game from 1934 when hitting dominated early and gritty pitching late brought victory to the American League. Today the theme is the game played 7 years later when nobody hit much early and the game ended ...