Hey, sometimes real-life business gets in the way, so I haven’t been around as much as I normally like to be. So, here’s a quick temperature check on the Yankees since my last Yankees related rant: In no particular order… The trade deadline saw the acquisitions of Jazz Chisolm Jr., and Mark Leiter Jr. As … Continue reading Yankees Temperature Check
For the new kids around here, “Out of Left Field” is an occasional post of random matters, none of which require 800 words of analysis, but should be touched on briefly anyway. Here goes: Garret Crochet, one of the best pitchers in MLB this season, who pitches for arguably its worst owner, is an obvious … Continue reading Out of Left Field
I need to get started with my Opening Day celebrations, so a few quick hits before the season starts. Reminder: "Out of Left Field" are occasional posts about matters that may not require 1,000 words of analysis but should be mentioned anyway. As a longtime, and vocal critic of the Yankees’ front office, I must … Continue reading Out of Left Field: Opening Day Edition!
I’m going to begin by doing something that I hate when other people do: I’m going to apologize for MBP not being around too often and being off the grid for most of the offseason. (I really hate when folks do that – I always think “dude, I didn’t even realize you weren’t around until … Continue reading Out of Left Field, 2024
Just a friendly reminder that “Out of Left Field” is an occasional post about matters that may not need 1,000 words of deep dive analysis, but should be addressed anyway. There’s no need to recap what happened on the field this weekend in Denver, but I still can rant…uh, sorry…” discuss” some tangentially related items. … Continue reading Out of Left Field
Reminder: Out of Left Field is an occasional post about matters that may not need 1,000 words of analysis but are worth mentioning anyway. In no particular order: I’ve made it a policy not to share drivel on my blog, so I won’t, but there is an article on MLB.com about last night’s game that … Continue reading Out of Left Field, July 4th Edition
I generally like to stick to history and analysis here, but I’m going to venture off path a little bit today with some amateur psychological analysis as well as some baseball thoughts. And as a reminder, Out of Left Field is an occasional post about topics that may not need 1,000 words of analysis but … Continue reading Out of Left Field: Rizzo, Vlad Jr., and Chris Rock
Time for another edition of "Out of Left Field" where we mention a few topics that may not need 800 words of analysis but are worth a quick look. In no particular order: We’re 19 games into the 2023 season, which we can all agree is a sneeze in baseball time. Yet it’s enough that … Continue reading Out of Left Field: Volpe, Trevino and Run Prevention
Hard not to like the start of the 2023 season if you’re a Yankee fan. Despite running pitchers out to the mound who were not named Rodon, Severino, Cortes or Montas, the staff pitched two shutouts over a three- game set, with Gerrit Cole and Jhony Brito looking particularly dominating. Of course, the Giants lineup … Continue reading Out of Left Field: Hicks, fans’ response and PHI preview
“Out of Left Field” is an occasional post about matters that don’t need 1,200 words of analysis, but should be mentioned anyway. In no particular order… We all have or idiosyncrasies. One of mine is when individuals in the baseball media make statements that can be very easily and very quickly be proven false. It’s … Continue reading Out of Left Field
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