This was supposed to be a banner year for the Seattle Mariners. The division they play in, the American League West, appeared to be watered down, as the defending champ Los Angeles Angels had heavy free agent losses in pitcher John Lackey, slugger Vladimir Guerrerro and infielder Chone Figgins, and Oakland and Texas figuring to … Read More
Baseball
The Evolution of Youth Baseball
After blogging about my 10 year old grandson Josh’s youth baseball experience the other day, naturally, I had to do the same for my younger grandson, eight year old Connor. Now with Connor, style and looking good for the fans is a very important part of the baseball experience, as you can see in his … Read More
Baseball’s “Tools of Ignorance”
I’m very proud of my grandson Josh who is the regular catcher on his youth baseball team this year and doing a fantastic job. I have to admit though, that he is poking a hole in my theory of how a coach picks his catcher on a little league team. I always enjoyed coaching … Read More
MLB – New Stars Reviving Game
There was lot of hype the other night over the major league debut of phenom pitcher Stephen Strasburg in Washington, and he more than lived up to the hype by pitching 7 strong innings, striking out 14 and not walking a single hitter, and picking up the win. The Nationals then drafted another young player … Read More
MLB – The Most Famous One-Hitter In Baseball History
The whole sports world has been talking about what should have been the final out in the Detroit Tigers / Cleveland Indians baseball game the other night in which Tigers’ pitcher Armando Galarraga was denied a perfect game due to a blown call by first base umpire Jim Joyce. Joyce, after seeing the replay, admitted he … Read More
MLB – Are Reds For Real?
One of the early season surprise teams in the National League this season is the Cincinnati Reds, who have a slim lead over the St. Louis Cardinals in the Central Division. Of course, every year seems to start with a few “pretenders” getting off to fast starts, then fading as the long season unfolds. The … Read More
MLB – Dodgers on a roll
This was supposed to be a disastrous season for the Los Angeles Dodgers, with their owners going through a nasty divorce which is impeding the team’s ability to fortify its’ roster. Luckily, they made a wise decision a couple years ago and brought in Joe Torre to manage the team after his tenure with the … Read More
MLB – The Fightin’ Phils
The Philadelphia Phillies are the 2 time defending National League champions but look like they may face stiff competition in the NL East division this year from Atlanta, the New York Mets, and yes, possibly even the Washington Nationals. With Jimmy Rollins set to come back off the disabled list soon, the Phils still have … Read More
MLB – Toronto Blue Jay Fans should be upset
Major league baseball made an announcement the other day that just boggles the mind. They are moving an inter-league series to be played in late June between the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies from the Rogers Centre in Toronto to Philadelphia, due to security concerns with the G20 Summit being held in Toronto at … Read More
MLB – Go Rays!
Anybody who despises the current state of major league baseball, with its’ big-market team domination, has to be cheering for the Tampa Bay Rays to reprise their season of 2 years ago, when they shocked all the experts and wound up in the World Series. They are a solid young team with a great manager, … Read More