The baseball season is amazing at its quarter point and it’s time to hand out some awards. Let’s start at looking who has been the MVP of the American and National League. American League Candidates: Adam Jones, Josh Hamilton, Asdrubal Cabrera, Robinson Cano, David Ortiz Quarter MVP: Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers I put Cabrera, Cano, [...]
In the NFL, the most popular guy with the fans when a team is struggling is the backup QB. In Major League Baseball, the most popular guy with fans after a closer has a couple of meltdowns is the eighth inning setup guy. The most popular guy in Queens right now (outside of my dad [...]
I have to admit, I have always been a fan of Daniel Murphy. I thought his progress at the Major League level was impeded by the fact that the New York Mets front office prior to Sandy Alderson taking the reigns moved him around from position to position like he was the 12th kid on [...]
Pitch 1: 72.6 mph curveball Pitch 2: 72.5 mph curveball Pitch 3: 72.9 mph curveball Pitch 4: 73 mph curveball Pitch 5: 73 mph curveball This was the pitch sequence that Brian McCann and Tommy Hanson decided to go with in the top of the sixth inning with the score tied at one and Ike [...]
There are 365 days in a year, but only one that counts and that’s Opening Day in baseball. And with all due respect to the games played in Japan and baseball’s Opening Night on Wednesday, Thursday was the real Opening Day. There’s nothing better than a slew of day baseball games and the enthusiasm is [...]
Today is Opening Day in baseball and every team starts out 0-0 and a dream. Well, every team starts out 0-0 except for the Seattle Mariners, Oakland A’s, Miami Marlins, and St. Louis Cardinals. Be it as it may, this year baseball is wide open. You could make the argument for at least 12 teams [...]
