The Mets Conundrum – – They Need a New Hitting Coach Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - June 11, 2018July 11, 20180 I never thought I’d have to write this article. The Mets should fire Pat Roessler. I’ll pause and wait for a second. Now that you’re composed you can see this is the right decision. The job of a hitting coach is to connect with the entire team and make hitters better.
The MLB Strikeout Epidemic Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - June 8, 2018July 11, 20180 Have the 2018 pitchers gotten so much better than their predecessors? Is this why they’re striking out batters at a record pace? Or is it the “launch angle” that is destroying the fabric of the game? Back in the day, a player like Dave Kingman would get destroyed for a season
Still More Yankee Quiz Baseballology by Harvey Frommer - June 1, 20180 You asked and now you receive – questions simple, weird, relevant, irrelevant, but all New York Yankees related. Take the quiz and see how much you know. From the “Stadium Club” to Babe Ruth’s Uniform Number to who owned the team before George Steinbrenner came along . . . 71. What is the
Legalizing Sports Betting Doesn’t Absolve Pete Rose Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - May 15, 2018July 11, 20180 Pete Rose was a great player. The same kind of brazen, fearless play he exhibited on the baseball diamond did him in later in life. With the announcement that sports betting will be legalized throughout the land, many were thinking this would help Pete Rose. It won’t. MLB hasn’t changed their
Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Mets Rivalry Bobblehead Unveiled Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - May 11, 2018May 11, 20180 Limited Edition bobblehead commemorating the Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Mets rivalry is now available for purchase exclusively from the National Bobblehead HOF. MILWAUKEE, Wi., May 11, 2018 – – Today, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled an officially licensed bobblehead commemorating the NL East rivalry between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets. The
The Same Old Mets Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - May 9, 2018May 9, 20180 The Mets are the champions of April. The past few years this has been a constant. Sandy Alderson always has the team looking “good enough” out of the gate but it’s always lacking depth and that’s why May always ends in sorrow. They’re currently 1-8 this month. Last year the Mets
Remembering Ted Williams Baseballology by Harvey Frommer - May 9, 20180 He was called “the Splendid Splinter,” “the Kid,” “Teddy Ballgame” and other unmentionable names. But Ted Williams was always something else. There was the love-hate affair fans at Fenway Park had with Ted Williams. He dropped a fly ball in the first game of a doubleheader. Raucous razzing followed. In the
From “the Captain” to “Friday Night Massacre” Baseballology by Harvey Frommer - April 29, 20180 The Bronx Bombers alias the New York Yankees, the most successful franchise in baseball history has a corner on lots of things including nick-names. For your reading pleasure, a sampling of nom de plumes, aliases, sobriquets, catch words and of course nick-names, "The Captain" - Derek Jeter - was such an
Skip Lockwood Insight Pitch Book Review Baseballology Reviews by Russ_Cohen - April 25, 2018July 11, 20180 Skip Lockwood is a delight and so is this book. Sports Publishing has a winner here. Skip had a good career in baseball and he’s very open and honest in this book. It all starts with a terrific foreword by Hall of Fame pitcher, Fergie Jenkins. Here’s how he intended to
REMEMBERING JERRY COLEMAN Baseballology by Harvey Frommer - April 11, 20180 "The Yankees were not our team, they were our religion." –Jerry Coleman My connection to Jerry Coleman goes all the way back to 1975 when I was researching and interviewing for my first book - - A Baseball Century: the First Hundred Years of the National League. I met him in San
