All four of last season’s majors were collected by first-time champions. And, so far during the early part of 2016-17, we’ve seen several first-timers take home tournament trophies (Cody Gribble, Mackenzie Hughes, Hudson Swafford, and Jon Rahm). With all this quality and…
Since Commissioner Rob Manfred took office, he has been on a mission to cultivate a new generation of baseball fans primarily by focusing on pace of play and pace of action initiatives. But, perhaps he should also turn his attention…
While spring training is just getting underway across Arizona and Florida, baseball commissioner Rob Manfred has continued his crusade to endorse the initiatives originally set forth in his inaugural January 2015 Letter to the Fans. That is, Manfred’s top priority…
In this article, I’ll continue where I left off from last week’s examination of NL Pitchers that impressed in 2016. This time, I’ll consider which American League pitchers excelled last season. Justin Verlander, RHP, Detroit Tigers During his 12-year career…
Since 1980, it has been customary for the President of the United States to honor Super Bowl winning teams. (Source: ESPN, Thomas Neurmann, Mar 1, 2016) It is also not uncommon for athletes to decline invitations to these ceremonies for…
In this next column of a new off-season series exploring noteworthy players in the game last year, I’ll take a look at who the best pitchers were of 2016. Let’s start with the National League. In no particular order: Max Scherzer, RHP, Washington Nationals 2013…
Jeff Passan from Yahoo! Sports reported this week that Major League Baseball plans to test a new rule change in the minors that would “automatically” put a runner on second base in extra innings. That is, at the start of…
If you've ever wanted to breed and race your own thoroughbred, but thought it was a privilege for the wealthy, this 2014 documentary is for you.
I’m going to do two things with this column and keep both short and sweet. The first is I’m going to RANT about how irritating all the extensive hype is surrounding the Super Bowl. Here it goes: It vexes me that people who…
This column is the second in a new off-season series in which I explore who the “bosses” were of MLB in hitting, pitching and defense in 2016. So far, I took a look at who I thought were the best hitters…
As usual, in the winter months, I pine for competitive baseball. If you’re an MLB fan like me, you’re probably starting to get that itch right about now, too. So, while we impatiently wait for April 2, 2017, let’s delve…
On Saturday (Jan 28), the inaugural $12 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational will take place at Gulfstream Park in south Florida. Referred to as “The World’s Richest Thoroughbred Horse Race”, the much anticipated Grade 1 contest will include 12 competitors (each…
