Pitching v hitting. Who wins this year? In recent years when do you think of you would think of the Milwaukee Brewers you would have thought putting offense and pretty good starting pitching. Times are changing in Wisconsin. Some of the Brewers biggest bats are no longer so big or have left the team all together. Christian Yelich is back
Read moreManagers and their ages will no doubt be discussed ad nauseum during this series. I don’t think either Methuselah nor Moses would appreciate it if I pile on, so I won’t.
Read moreTwo newlyweds spent most of their first year of wedded bliss living in a tent, questioning their decisions…and listening to baseball. Let’s just say the epic 1962 season was a bright spot. 60 years ago my mom spotted a fairly handsome gentleman on an airplane flying to Hong Kong. He was carrying a stuffed koala. She thought it was cute
Read moreIf the Yankees score runs early, they should win. This time of year, pitching wins but so does momentum and that seems like the Sox. My head tells me New York should win this 3-2. But in Boston? Against Aaron Boone in the dugout? Maybe an eighth inning homer?
Read moreThe Giants/Dodgers series is not a certainty. In fact, it’s very much in doubt. This is the same St. Louis Cardinals club that is just come off a 17-game winning streak.
Read moreWhat’s the record for blown saves in a game by one team? Better question. How can you not know?
Read moreTwo baseball scribes return to their roots to celebrate the game of baseball and a pretty magical movie.
Read moreEvery single year, he registered exactly zero (0) complete games. I mean, talk about pushing him beyond his limits!
Read moreAfter the trade deadline in Major League Baseball July 30, the team also has Kris Bryant, a well-known slugger and solid third baseman for fans to focus on while they try to remember where Lamonte Wade Jr. came from and if he’s a righty or a lefty.
Read more(Bunting is) another lost art, yet another skill that has been swallowed up faster than a mom-and-pop wiped out by a new big-box store.
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