Mike Maddux is available. He resigned as the Cardinals pitching coach yesterday. Why he resigned from a team that actually made it to the playoffs is unknown. Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak was prepared to offer him a contract but he announced he was leaving, along with their hitting coach, […]
Tom Petty sings, “The waiting is the hardest part.” He was so right. Since both Championship Series ended early, there are a way too many off days until the World Series, which starts Friday night in Houston. The waiting is hard. It certainly takes the steam out of the momentum […]
Rangers fans are lucky. The Rangers owner isn’t addicted to the spotlight like Jerry Jones and Mark Cuban. So, when he does pop out of the darkness, it’s worth listening to. Back in August, Ray Davis showed his face when he fired Jon Daniels and declared, “we haven’t been good […]
It’s the Astros and the Phillies. The Surprising Phillies road to the World Series on the back of Bryce Harper. With his team down 3-2 in the bottom of the eighth, Harper’s two-run homer was the dagger in the heart of the Padres, sending them home and sending his Phillies […]
Backs are against walls. Seasons are on lines. Hearts are about to be broken. They Yankees have run into the juggernaut that is the Houston Astros. And the Padres have run into an offensive buzzsaw that is the Philadelphia Phillies. The Astros cannot lose and the Phillies cannot seem to […]
Finally. Finally, it seems Rangers’ ownership is committed to winning. Finally, it seems Rangers’ ownership is serious about contenting. Finally, it seems Rangers’ ownership is tired of stinking. Because, finally, the Rangers hired a manager who knows what he is doing. The Texas Rangers have hired Bruce Bochy as the […]
Right now, it appears nobody is going to beat Houston. Not in a series. Not in a game. They are doing everything right. Clutch hitting. Smothering pitching. They rolled through Seattle with a sweep. They are halfway through New York with a sweep. If this continues, Houston will be only […]
For a moment, it appeared the Phillies were about to pull another rabbit out of their magical post-season hat. When they scored four runs in the top of the second inning on half swings, the sun, and weird bounces, it looked like the baseball gods were shining on Philadelphia. Luckily […]
In the end, the Yankees were just too much for the Guardians to overcome. If there was one weakness in Cleveland’s game, it was the strength in New Yorks. Home run power. The Yankees rode a three-run homer in the first off the bat of Giancarlo Stanton, and a solo […]
Because of the rain out yesterday in New York, today is an odd doubleheader. The first game is an ending. The second is a beginning. Both Cleveland and New York are trying to end the other team’s season in Game 5 of their Division Series. And San Diego and Philadelphia […]
