isn’t that special
The geniuses employed by the New York Mets have decided to make throwing more strikes a priority of their pitching staff this spring training. What a brilliant idea. Too bad we didn’t think of this last year.
I love this line from MLB.com:
In the case of the 2010 Mets, the notion is that each pitcher will [...]
random thoughts on the day
Daniel Murphy might be a good outfielder some day for the Mets, but my guess is that it won’t be any time soon.
I have zero confidence in the Mets’ starting rotation, with one notable exception.
ESPN baseball commentators try too hard to fill dead air by telling us useless information and heaping effusive praise on the [...]
down go the yankees
Well…at least they have that gorgeous new ballpark. Today makes two days their starting rotation has been torched for many runs, and it’s only April! I feel safe in predicting today’s loss to the Indians, even though the game’s still in progress. Not even the Indians could blow a 20-2 [...]
happy opening day!
About time there was baseball on TV again. Happy Opening Day to all my fellow baseball fans, and especially to Mets fans.
My beloved Mets kicked off the regular season against the Reds, beating the Reds 2-1, and it was all working for them on Monday. Johan pitched well, we got a few hits, and the [...]
go cubs
As a Mets fan, I am ashamed, appalled and embarrassed by the shaky performance of my baseball team down the stretch, and I am tired of watching their bullpen and their lack of timely hits choke away our chances at postseason play. So I’m done with them for this year. They may still surprise us [...]
joe torre
Regular readers of this blog are well aware of my dislike for the Yankees in general, and for their owner George Steinbrenner in particular. Don’t even get me started on the Yankee groupies, who pretend to be real fans only when the team is winning. I know very well this doesn’t apply to all Yankee [...]
