Baseball, Dad, and Me
I had come home from another summer with him—a summer I assumed would be followed by countless more. At that age, I believed summers could last forever. I believed fathers did, too.
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A Record For BS
Advertisements You have to hand it to the Washington Nationals. As of September 4, the all-time record for blown-saves in a season was 37, set by the horrifically bad 2014 Chicago White Sox. But, when the Nationals saw they had 35 blown saves with three weeks to go in the season, they didn’t shirk their responsibility. They didn’t shy away
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Advertisements Every year, when September 9 arrives, baseball seems to pause beneath the California night sky. For me, this date never grows old. It carries back to September 9th, 1965, at 9:46 p.m. in the City of Angels—Los Angeles, California—where the lights of Dodger Stadium shone down on a masterpiece that still feels too pure to belong to the past.
Read moreBuster Posey and the Legacy of “If”
Kipling knew that both triumph and disaster fade. Look no further than baseball history to see how quickly the public forgets. From 1921–1924, the then-New York Giants won four pennants in a row and won the World Series twice, defeating the “Babe Ruth” Yankees twice. Ross Youngs was the fearless leader of these teams. What do Giants’ fans know of him today?
Read moreMariners Mail It In, Lose 22-0. Julio Rodríguez Reminds Us Why We Can’t Have Nice Things.
There’s a difference between a team that has its act together and a team that is currently starring in a blooper reel. One manager is planning a menu. The other is trying to remember where he parked.
Read moreField Of Schemes In The Announcing Booth
Aaron is still the real king. Aaron Judge is the real single-season home-run-record-holder. Make no mistake. Aaron knew it and said so when he was alive. Judge can’t or won’t say where his rightful place in the record books is. But, the announcers and networks are telling you something different. You are being sold something here, and it’s not the truth.
Read moreField of Dreams: There is Only One First Time
…one fan held a loft a sign that read, “This is Heaven.” It…was.
Read moreSacramento Baseball: So Much More Than Just The Athletics
On July 18, the museum hosted “Play Ball!” which featured discussions with former San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker and a slew of other Major League players and scouts. In addition to Baker, Leon Lee, Leron Lee, Matt Walbeck, Greg Orr, and Paul Cogan shared stories and anecdotes from their careers in baseball.
Read moreWhy the Yankees Are the Most Maddening And Unappetizing Team in Baseball
The manager sets the tone. Boone’s carefree approach is reflected in the team’s performance on the field. He has mastered the art of looking unbothered while his team invents new ways to blow games.
Read moreAll-Star Pageantry And Gimmicks Yield Mixed Results
MLB may have finally evolved the All-Star Game to the point where it no longer knows what it is for. The ceremony is lavish, the staging immaculate, the production values high enough to make an emperor blush. But beneath the glitter, the game itself can feel like an afterthought, a moving backdrop for the spectacle that surrounds it. P.T. Barnum would have admired the scale. I’m not sure he would have loved the baseball.
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