Winning Time: Interview with Michael Chiklis

by Russ_Cohen - May 4, 2022May 4, 20220

While the series is ramping up the drama, and getting close to the first season finale, I do have a great interview with Michael Chiklis to whet your appetites. Side note, Solomon Hughes really nailed the skyhook and all it meant to Kareem and the game. He worked hard on the

Buckology Episode One

Baseballology

by Russ_Cohen - April 23, 2022April 23, 20220

The New York Mets are currently winning, and when that happens a lot of other things get overlooked by the fanbase and media. Having watched Buck Showalter for many years, I thought I would point out some of his foibles every once in a while and see if they become

Ed Hearn Needs Our Help

Baseballology

by Russ_Cohen - April 11, 2022April 11, 20220

Ed Hearn was a member of the 1986 New York Mets team that won a World Championship. He played for the Kansas City Royals as well. After his career was over he became a speaker. I interviewed him after he had successfully overcome potential kidney failure 20 years ago when

Buck Showalter is Already Complicating the Mets Situation

Baseballology

by Russ_Cohen - April 4, 2022April 4, 20220

Buck Showalter was talking to the media recently and said that we will see what happens with Jacob deGrom for Opening Day, and I didn’t believe him. The way he said it, the sell job wasn’t good. As you all know, five minutes later, ESPN breaks the story via a source

The Mets Winning Culture Has Returned to Queens

Baseballology

by Russ_Cohen - March 26, 2022March 26, 20220

The Wilpons were afraid of knowledge that didn’t align with theirs. This lasted for 22 years. Every once in a while you could hear the frustration in his voice when he was on a broadcast. Hernandez knows hitting. Every Mets fan thought he should talk to players and fix what

Owners Ultimatum Sends Baseball to the Edge of Obscurity

Baseballology

by Russ_Cohen - February 24, 2022February 24, 20220

Baseball will never die. It’s played all over the world in different forms. As an example, there is Finnish baseball and a top prospect in the 2022 NHL Draft, Brad Lambert, talked about that with me recently. “I have been to a Finnish baseball game, and we always played it in

Remembering Emile Francis

by Russ_Cohen - February 19, 20220

Emile was my hockey friend. An NHL legend. Most notably with the New York Rangers front office from 1964-1976. He was the head coach and general manager for much of that time. We would have long chats about hockey and baseball. Everything he told me about hockey is in my

The Best of The Mets – – Third Base

Baseballology

by Russ_Cohen - February 4, 20220

Since the Mets won’t be playing anytime soon. I am starting a series called “The Best of the Mets”. I will talk about the Mets' best players of all time at certain positions, and if this is popular, I may branch out to other teams. The first position is third

The Mets Search Continues for a Bench Coach

Baseballology

by Russ_Cohen - January 8, 20220

The New York Mets have recently hired some new coaches. Eric Chavez is their new hitting coach. He was a good player, and he was hired away from the Yankees, presumably for more money. Joey Cora is now their third base coach. He was a player that wall all effort. He

Buck Showalter’s Campaign To Manage The Mets

Baseballology

by Russ_Cohen - November 20, 20210

The New York Mets finally hired a general manager. They were months behind in hiring a manager and now days behind in securing free agent talent. Instead of being proactive, the Mets are being reactive, and some media outlets are helping out. Showalter was on MLB Network the other day