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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These 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 moreYankees 2023 Season Preview
Advertisements 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
Read more2023 First Look: Blue Jays
The question for Toronto is, do baby giraffes like domed stadiums?
The Jays also have hopes for another player with a pretty good nickname, Daulton “Little Wheels” Varsho.
Read moreUmps and pitch counts: how both conspired to make World Series Game 6 frustrating to watch
Advertisements 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
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???
Advertisements 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
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.
Read moreThe Magical 61: A Number For Kings
For six decades, plus a year, Roger Maris has held the home run record. That record is in danger of finally falling.
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