The 2021 Hall of Fame ballot, as is customary, has some divisive names on it for various reasons. There’s the “outside the lines issues” group that includes Schilling, Clemens, Bonds, Manny, Sheffield, and Sosa. Then there’s the “I saw him play and he is/is not a hall of famer” vs. the “we know more now … Continue reading HOF Ballot: Let’s talk Jeff Kent…

There’s been much discussion about both the pace of play and the overall length of games over the past few years. When I say the past few years, I mean the past 170 years or so. Think I’m exaggerating? Think again: The strike zone was created sometime around the civil war. The rationale for the … Continue reading Speed up the game? Do this:

I posted about this on multiple social media outlets already, but I’d like to expand upon it a little: The predictable inclination of former players sanctimoniously chiding PED users after a prominent player tests positive for PEDs, is a show that I hate with the intensity of a thousand white hot suns. In the past … Continue reading The most predictable part of PED fallout:

My first reaction upon hearing that Theo Epstein was stepping down from his role with the Cubs was to wonder if there’s a way to get him in the Bronx. You know, get Cashman to do something inappropriate on a Zoom call perhaps, a la Jeffrey Toobin? No, seriously. Even if I were kidding, I … Continue reading So, how good was Theo with the Cubs?

I feel like we’re having the 2012 Trout/Cabrera silly MVP discussion all over again. Generally framed as a debate of personal preference, “do you prefer the offensive juggernaut or the all-around player?” was bandied about ad nauseam in 2012. I write “ad nauseam” because the point that was missed in 2012, is that the “all-around” … Continue reading Check your pockets, DJ.

It’s November. Baseball games are over and the burner on free agency is still set on low, which leaves us…hmmm…not too many matters to discuss. Tony LaRussa? Been there. Alex Cora? Hard pass. Bauer over deGrom for the Cy Young? Yawns… I noticed the other day that it’s five years ago this week that the … Continue reading Best Yankee trade, past 5 years:

The most recent discussions and current events in MLB have us all soured a little bit, but let’s not let that distract us from what was a very pleasant surprise of a 2020 season. I was admittedly more than a little skeptical when it started, but what potentially could have been some combination of a … Continue reading End of season recap: Great stuff, baseball.

We have much to discuss, you and I, so let’s skip the preamble and get right to it. Here was the situation in which Kevin Cash found himself last night that will be discussed for the rest of our baseball lives: Elimination game, bottom of the 6th, his team in the field leading 1-0, with … Continue reading Kevin Cash and Blackjack: your new opinion

If you plan on watching the game tonight without the mute button on, I have some information for you. Me? I never plan on hitting “mute”, but the assault on my senses takes me there more often than not when I listen to John Smoltz speak about baseball. See also; Kay, Michael. See Also; O’Neill, … Continue reading Smoltz vs. Reality

Given recent reports regarding the Yankees’ desire to lower payroll, all Yankee fans need to begin bracing ourselves for the likelihood that D.J. LeMahieu will be calling someplace other than the Bronx “home” next season. I’m not going to get into the potential loss of DJ today - we all know how good he is. … Continue reading The Yankees’ next SS: