They pulled it off. The league pulled it off. The players pulled it off. This improbable, unprecedented season happened. The league entered into this totally unchartered territory with a plan. But, like Mike Tyson famously said, “Everyone has a plan until they get punch in the face.” And the league […]
The just completed World Series had it all. A classic Game 4. An attempted steal of home. A sacrifice bunt. Home runs stolen. Boneheaded management decisions. The best teams in each league. A positive COVID test. A lot of offense. A lot of great pitching. Of all the things this […]
The last baseball game of the 2020 season was the first baseball game I attended in 2020. I went to see a World Series game. I had seen two World Series games before. They were both in St. Louis. Games 6 and 7 in 2011. I don’t recall what happened. […]
Dear Kevin Cash: Thank you so much for removing Blake Snell in the sixth inning of last night’s game with your team leading 1-0. He was absolutely dominating. By removing him, you gave us a chance and we appreciate it. Very sporting of you. I am not sure if you […]
Blake Snell changed his mind. Before the season started, he was adamant he wouldn’t pick up a ball and play this year if it wasn’t for his full salary. Not a pro-rated salary. He had a family to feed. You can’t do that on $3 million a year. Not in […]
He’s won 175 games. He’s won three Cy Young awards. He’s won five ERA titles. But it was his second World Series win this year that might have been his most important accomplishment. The guy who has been beaten down in the media for his post-season failures has earned a large […]
What. A. Game. Unless you are a Dodgers fan, last night’s Game 4 was one of the best baseball games you’ve ever seen. And Rangers fans can sympathize with Dodgers fans when it comes to losing “one of the best games ever.” But from a purely product standpoint, Major League […]
Okay so Charlie Morton proved he was human. He gave up five runs in his four innings. And Walker Buehler proved, once again, how wrong I usually am. This is why they play these games. Morton had been a dead-lock winner in the post season. Buehler has been a Ranger. […]
After a long arduous day of travel, with the Dodgers making the trip across the diamond to the visitor’s dugout and the Rays making the pilgrimage all the way to the home dugout, the World Series resumes today. The edge in Game 3 goes to the Rays. They have Charlie […]
This just in. The Tampa Bay Rays found some offense. More specifically, the heart and soul of their offense finally broke out of a playoffs-long slump and hit two home runs in Game 2. Brandon Lowe, rhymes with how, came into the World Series batting .107 for the post-season and […]
