I'm a fan of the Detroit Tigers. Needless to say, it's been a long few years. I was there during the Cinderella season in 2006, when the Tigers won the AL Pennant just three years after completing one of the worst seasons in MLB history. I was there in 2010, when a strong Tigers team... Continue Reading →
Yankees' starter Masahiro Tanaka trundled off the mound, shoulders slumped in dejection, wondering how the hell he gave up six runs after only getting two outs. It was the worst start of his six-year MLB career. His ERA in Europe stands at a woeful 81.00. Tanaka's only consolation? His Boston counterpart Rick Porcello has a... Continue Reading →
Life gets in the way sometimes. That's what Brett and I have to keep reminding ourselves as we think back to that unseasonably warm evening two years ago, at the corner bench in Just Another F***ing Brewery (no, literally, that's the name of the brewery), when Brett turned to me and, offhandedly, said we should... Continue Reading →
The bottom of the ninth inning was a microcosm of the 2018 World Series. The Boston Red Sox put the best they had to offer on the mound in Chris Sale, the lanky southpaw with a slider that cuts like a Benihana chef. The Los Angeles Dodgers, trailing four runs, had the heart of their... Continue Reading →
One of baseball's advantages over football is that we all know what constitutes a catch. Or so we thought. https://youtu.be/WWspq5goKiM?t=36 Down two runs in the bottom of the first, Jose Altuve turned on a pitch from Rick Porcello and sent it towards the short porch in right field. Outfielder Mookie Betts went back, back, to... Continue Reading →
Here it is. The Best Picture winner. The Granddaddy Of Them All. The M.V.P. And no, this year it wasn't a race of Mike Trout versus everybody else. Both the National and American Leagues had a strong group of contenders, making it nearly impossible to pick just one. But this is baseball, not soccer. We... Continue Reading →
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