What is the Mets Long Term Plan? Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - November 14, 20170 General Manager Sandy Alderson has said the Mets have $30 million to spend. They are currently ranked 20th in the league in payroll and they will end up with a total of around $101 million if they stick to the plan. This is a small-market plan for a team who
ULTIMATE YANKEE QUIZ (Part 2) Baseballology by Harvey Frommer - November 7, 20170 As a result of popular demand, for your reading and wondering pleasure, here come the Yankees in quiz form from the professor of Bronx Bomber content. No peeking at the answers. Take the quiz first. Five correct answers makes you an “All Star.” Lower than that read some of my
Dummy Hoy Should Be in the National Baseball Hall of Fame Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - November 2, 20170 I have a new book coming out November 12th, called “Pioneers of Baseball”. Here’s more about that here: https://www.amazon.com/Pioneers-Baseball-Russ-Cohen/dp/1628654465 Back to Hoy. He played for the Cincinnati Reds and two Washington D.C. teams. He was a deaf center fielder. Getting through everyday life as a ballplayer was hard enough in those days.
ULTIMATE YANKEE QUIZ Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - October 27, 20170 For your reading and wondering pleasure, here come the Yankees in quiz form from the professor of Bronx Bomber content. No peeking at the answers. Take the quiz first. Five correct answers makes you an “All Star.” Lower than that read some of my Yankee books. Herewith: 150 provocative questions and
The Weather May Decide the World Series Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - October 24, 2017October 24, 20170 Los Angeles will be 21 degrees over the usual high this time of the year for Game 1 of the 2017 World Series. 100 vs. 79. It might be 95 degrees to start the game. This could be a problem for the pitchers. The game will start at 5:09PM local
PRELUDE: Here come the Yankees Baseballology by Harvey Frommer - October 17, 2017October 17, 20170 From a stumbling start back in 1903, from owners that since then in the main have set a top drawer tone and a high standard, from managers who asserted their will pushing players to perform beyond their abilities, who established winning ways setting the pattern for others to follow, from
New Look Mets Front Office May Change the Team Outlook Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - October 4, 2017October 4, 20170 Nobody is sure that the Mets will be aggressive in the free agent market this year. So far general manager, Sandy Alderson has accepted the resignation from Terry Collins and made him his special assistant. Then he fired Dan Warthen and stated he will stay with the team. Mets trainer
The Shot Heard ‘Round the World Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - October 3, 20170 Throughout the long history of baseball there have been poignant, exciting, dramatic moments. But very few can compare to what happened on October 3, 1951 at the old Polo Grounds in New York City. Some refer to that time as "The Miracle at Coogan's Bluff." Others, especially in Brooklyn, call it
REMEMBERING ELSTON HOWARD Baseballology by Harvey Frommer - September 25, 20170 “A man of great gentleness and dignity” –on his Plaque in Monument Park “He deserves credit and where would I be without him? Phew! He can give me a job in the outfield and he can catch, too. Good kid, too. He's good.”—Casey Stengel With all the newspaper headlines today documenting angst
RED BARBER Baseballology by Harvey Frommer - September 15, 2017September 25, 20170 “Red was perhaps the most literate sports announcer I ever met."-Vin Scully In my early and middle years of writing sports book, I called on Red Barber to blurb them. He never failed. He along with Mel Allen those long ago summer nights spun the tales of New York City Baseball
