Who remembers the last game Yu Darvish pitched for the Rangers? He lasted 3.2 innings. He gave up ten runs. The Rangers lost 22-10 to Miami. (Adrian Beltre was kicked out of that game for moving the on-deck circle.) Who remembers the last post-season game Yu Darvish pitched for […]
For anyone who has watched baseball long enough, the game as it is played now might seem foreign. It has turned into a three outcome game. Home run, or walk, or strikeout. Game 2 proved that. The Dodgers had five total hits. Four home runs. In fact, most games in […]
What a great advertisement for baseball. With the NFL self-imploding from politics and arrogance and boredom and concussions and despicable players and greed and dwindling ratings, baseball shows once again why it’s the greatest sport. The Dodgers couldn’t simply let the clock run out. It’s called the law of […]
Ruth, Gehrig, Turner. When you’re in the company of the greatest ever, you have accomplished something pretty remarkable. The Dodgers Justin Tuner is among the top three hitters of all time in post-season history. Babe Ruth’s career post-season OPS is an amazing 1.214. Lou Gehrig’s is 1.207. After last night’s […]
It’s the first World Series for the Dodgers since the iconic Kirk Gibson home run in 1988, where they had what many called the worse offense to ever play in a World Series, yet beat the powerful Oakland Athletics four games to one. It’s the second World Series for the […]
The World Series starts Tuesday in Los Angeles. Here is a thought to ponder: The Rangers need three starting pitchers. What if the Rangers re-sign free agent Yu Darvish? Then, what if the Rangers are able to sign much-sought-after free agent Shohei Ohtani? Then, what if Masahiro Tanaka opts out […]
Start spreading the news They’re leaving today They won’t be a part of it New York, New York Those Aaron Judge blues Were sent on their way Right through the heart of him New York, New York I want to wake up To a Series with no Yankees […]
You can take off the “if necessary” asterisks. There will be a Game 7. The Astros needed someone to exhale. Someone to quit panicking. Someone to quit gripping the bat so hard they were turning it into sawdust. That someone was Brian McCann. After going 0-for-10, flailing and failing in […]
Who? His name is Enrique Hernandez. The call him Kiké. This season he hit eleven home runs and drove in 37. Last night he hit three and drove in seven. He hit a solo home run, then a grand slam, then a two-run homer as the Dodgers cruised into […]
The Dodgers have the highest payroll in baseball. What’s interesting, though, is where that money is going. Or, not going as the case may be. When you look at the players in their lineup, they seem to be sweeping their way through the post-season with virtual no-names. Other than […]
