Good teams get better players. Bad teams fire their managers.
…(San Francisco Giants) management decided three games remaining was the best time to cut (manager Gabe Kapler) loose. But it seems they did so without knowing why.
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Dodgers 2023 First Look
You can’t lose Trea Turner, Corey Seager, Justin Turner, and Alex Verdugo without it catching up to you eventually, especially if Mookie Betts is trying too hard to carry the load and the Swiss Army Knives like Chris Taylor aren’t hitting. The bullpen is full of gas cans. We don’t know how long this is going to last but we do know this is going to be painful, at least for a little bit.
Read moreThese Ain’t Weaver’s Orioles, But They Ain’t Bad
Not surprisingly, they have started off well (26-14). But after looking at the numbers, it is really shocking how they are doing it.
Read moreTampa Bay Rays 2023 Season Outlook
The experts say there’s no way Tampa Bay can continue winning with what they have, and every year Tampa Bay proves them wrong.
Read moreYankees 2023 Season Preview
The New York Yankees thought they had strengthened their rotation in the off-season by adding Carlos Rodon. Funny thing about adding injury-plagued players after one good year…the injuries seem to come back. Rodon starts the year on the injured list with forearm and back issues. Last year he went 14-8 with a 2.88 ERA and 1.03 WHIP for the San
Read moreUmps and pitch counts: how both conspired to make World Series Game 6 frustrating to watch
The game of baseball is based on failure. But some failures are avoidable. The tone is set early in Game 6 of the World Series as home plate umpire Lance Barksdale does not call the low strike to Philadelphia Philly, Kyle Schwarber. I have umpired. To me, it is the most difficult pitch to call, which is why I have
Read moreThe Case Against The Windup
It’s what happens to windup pitchers once someone gets on base that often becomes a problem.
Read moreWorld Series 2022: Who Will The Unlikely Hero Be This Year???
Every year, there’s a guy like Mark Lemke. And every year, no one sees him coming. And every year, the guy who is “unbeatable” couldn’t hit a ball with a hat rack. Baseball is easy to handicap…say people who don’t know squat about how the ebbs and flows of humanity cause games and series and entire seasons to either flounder
Read moreThe Amazing Numbers Crunching Manager
With the knowledge that this first number-crunching move of yanking the starter even while he is effective has failed, (Roberts) now has to adapt.
Read morePitch To The Man: A Story Of A Player Unafraid To Fail
Matt Barnes is now my favorite professional ball player named Matt Barnes. Granted, the bar was set pretty low.
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