Since I was a small child, baseball has been my favorite sport. And, when I wasn’t watching baseball as a kid, I was playing it with my Dad & my brother in the backyard or out on the street in front…
NL EAST – Nationals*; Braves (wild card) NL CENTRAL – Reds NL WEST – Dodgers; Giants (wild card) *WS Finalist NL EAST 1. Washington Nationals The Nationals finished 2012 with the best record in baseball (98-64), clinched the division, and…
AL EAST WINNER – Yankees AL CENTRAL WINNER – Tigers*; Indians (wild card) AL WEST WINNER – Angels; A’s (wild card) *World Series Winner AL EAST 1. New York Yankees The Yankees won this division 13 out of the last 17 years. …
AL EAST WINNER– Yankees AL CENTRAL WINNER– Tigers*; Indians (wild card) AL WEST WINNER – Angels; A’s (wild card) NL EAST WINNER – Nationals*; Braves (wild card) NL CENTRAL WINNER– Reds NL WEST WINNER– Dodgers; Giants (wild card) *World Series…
A funny thing happened to the American League East division during the off-season. Suddenly the Toronto Blue Jays became the favorite to take the division from the New York Yankees and win the World Series. How can that be when…
On April 15, 1947, America changed forever. This day saw the first African-American man ever to play professional baseball. The player’s name was Jack Roosevelt Robinson; “Jackie” for short. His middle name in honor of former US President Theodore Roosevelt.…
I’m a Yankees fan and I feel insecure about the future. There, I’ve said it. It’s hard to admit a thing like that. Frankly, I’ve never really felt this way before. As a lifelong New York Yankees fan, I’ve only…
About a decade ago, I heard Don Zimmer say something which I haven’t been able to get out of my mind. It was during a Yankees pre-game broadcast when Zimmer, the Yankees bench-coach at the time, sat down with a…
It happens every year about this time. Deep into the heart of winter I’m missing baseball terribly. I only have a 75 day wait until MLB’s opening day, ugh. My solution? Watch a baseball film to bring me back to…
Outside of watching sports, another passion of mine is film. Old movies, new movies, I like ’em all. And, well, if I can watch a film about sports, then Heaven seems just a few doorsteps away… Recently, I came upon a little…
The 2013 MLB Hall of Fame ballot was just released this week. And, to say it will be a controversial issue until Jan 9 when the new inductees are to be announced is an understatement. Among the 37 players included…
When Buster Posey won the NL MVP this year, it reminded me of the debate regarding collisions with catchers at home plate. I thought back to the horrific scene on May 25, 2011 when in the 12th inning, Posey was…
