Very sad news tonight. Hall of Fame pitcher and the premier ambassador of baseball, Bob Feller, died tonight at 92. I count myself lucky to have seen him pitch in the inaugural Hall of Fame Classic last year at the … Continue reading →
Congratulations to the San Francisco Giants on their 1st World Championship for the Bay area. The Texas Rangers had a great run but ran into some great pitching. I don’t care what the ratings say – it was a great … Continue reading →
I know that I’ve said that my blog is all about baseball – the game and its history. However, I just attended an event with my son, Bobby, that I feel that I need to take a couple of minutes … Continue reading →
Our Father who art in Cooperstown, Hallowed be thy game. The World Series shall come. Let Yankee celebrations be none In Arlington as it is in the Bronx. Give us this year the Rangers vs. the Giants, And forgive us … Continue reading →
I can’t wait for the World Series. Congratulations to Nolan Ryan’s Texas Rangers for knocking off the Evil Empire. What a great story. First, the unbelievable story of Colby Lewis and the game of his life that he threw tonight. … Continue reading →
OK, I surrender. As David L. Lander who played the radio broadcaster in A League of Their Own (and Squiggy in Laverne and Shirley) said, “Take me home momma and put me to bed. I have seen enough to know … Continue reading →
Yesterday’s post was pretty timely, here’s a quick addendum. Another bat exploded yesterday and this time struck Ranger’s pitcher Cliff Lee. Oakland’s Jack Cust drove a broken bat single up the middle. Luckily, the barrel of the bat sailed over … Continue reading →
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Major League Baseball is very slow to react to a problem, preferring to ignore it or explain it away (e.g. performance enhancing drugs) until it has no other choice but … Continue reading →
At the risk of sounding like a Yankee basher, does anyone else think that the George Steinbrenner plaque recently unveiled at Monument Park in Yankee Stadium, was just a little over the top? It dwarfs those of the baseball immortals … Continue reading →
When I started out to write this post, I planned on addressing the pace of the game. But what actually evolved was an analysis of game length. The objective became to look at the length of games over time and … Continue reading →
