On December 6th, the first potential inductees to the Hall of Fame Class of 2017 will be announced. The “Today’s Game” ballot features 10 baseball luminaries who are up for consideration for induction into Cooperstown. Unlike the more well known voting for players only (from the baseball writers), this modern version of the “Veteran’s Committee” […]
Congratulations to Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza, who today were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and will have their plaques revealed during their induction ceremony this summer in Cooperstown, New York. In order to be elected to the Hall, a candidate must supported by at least 75% of the voters from the […]
On Wednesday afternoon, my favorite moment of the baseball off-season will occur: the announcement of the Class of 2016, the new inductees into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. After two terrific classes of Hall of Famers (seven deserving players elected in the past two years), this year’s class will likely be smaller, […]
For a disinterested baseball fan, without a rooting interest of either team, the 2015 World Series between the Kansas City Royals and New York Mets was about as good as you could get for a 5-game series: two extra inning games and three games that turned in the final two innings. For me personally, as […]
Having now hit five home runs in his last five post-season games, I think we can no longer resist the inevitable: Daniel Murphy of the New York Mets should run for Speaker of the House. Murphy, a native of Jacksonville, Florida, is a Christian conservative and could unite the warring factions of the Republican party. He might […]
The teams of tomorrow opened their 7-game National League Championship Series tonight and the New York Mets prevailed with a 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs thanks to a spectacular start by Matt Harvey, who out-dueled post-season veteran Jon Lester, who owns two World Series rings with the Boston Red Sox. Harvey has been such a lightning […]
One year ago the New York Mets and Chicago Cubs lost more games than they won. In 2015, starting Saturday night, they will meet for the National League Championship Series to determine which team will represent the league in the World Series. Thursday night the Mets edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 with a gritty […]
On Saturday night at the start of the 7th inning, trailing 2-1 to the New York Mets, the Los Angeles Dodgers were facing the daunting prospect of being down two games to none in a best of five series. But then pinch-hitter Chase Utley delivered a base hit and a slide/tackle at 2nd base that may […]
What a fun night for fans of the New York Mets last night, especially those of us who live in Los Angeles and had the opportunity to attend Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Dodgers. You could not have asked for a better pitching match-up: the Dodgers’ started 3-time Cy Young […]
It’s always one of my very favorite days of the year: Opening Day for Major League Baseball. For many in the colder parts of the USA, it’s a line of demarcation between winter and spring. For fans of the grand old game, the anticipation towards Opening Day is not unlike a young child waking up […]