Virginia Baseball Academy Celebrates Links to MLB Draft Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - June 15, 20170 Sterling, VA - Pinkman Baseball Academy had several unique links to Monday’s Major League Draft. First, The Houston Astros selected J.B. Bukauskas, a junior from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in the 15th position of the 1st round. Certainly that calls for celebration for both player, family and
Ultimate Zone Rating: Defense is a pitcher’s best friend Baseballology by Sponsored - June 5, 2017June 6, 20170 There's nothing more frustrating for pitchers than an expected out that goes awry. Squandered grounders, dropped fly balls, and wild throwing errors have been the bane of pitchers since Cy Young threw 400-plus innings a season. Instead of a one-two-three inning, the battery must now deal with a baserunner, increasing
Pitching the numbers: Why baseball’s the easiest to bet on Baseballology by Sponsored - June 5, 2017June 5, 20170 Similar to any athletic competition, betting on sports is most enjoyable when you win. After all, as Red Sanders said, “winning isn't everything, it's the only thing”. Fans of wagering on multiple sports know that each league has its own quirks. Some consider basketball to be the most predictable sport
SPORTS BOOKSHELF: Dinner with DiMaggio, Coach Wooden and Me. … and more Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - June 5, 2017June 5, 20170 All kinds of new sports books. All kinds of interesting reading. What follows if the pick of the pack. Enjoy Dinner with DiMaggio by Richard Sandomir (Hatchette Books, $26.00, 350 pages) is a bit overblown and repetitive which more careful editing would have fixed. There is also data on the
Derek Jeter and the Yankees of New York, By the Numbers Baseballology by Harvey Frommer - May 17, 2017May 23, 20170 All the hype and hullabaloo has now ebbed and Derek Jeter day and night is part of baseball lore and legend. He was and is one of a kind. Driven, dedicated, talented, the “Captain” deserves all the accolades, all the awards. He has earned them. The Yankees have always had a
The Mets Absurd Love of the Pitch Count Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - May 16, 20170 The New York Mets routinely prevent their starting pitchers from pitching out of late-inning jams and year after year have a crisis in the bullpen. Sandy Alderson can be blamed for personnel but this issue lies with pitching coach, Dan Warthen and manager Terry Collins. There have been multiple starts this
Start Spreading the News Baseballology by Harvey Frommer - May 11, 2017May 11, 20170 With the New York Yankees back in business and the future looking bright and my THE ULTIMATE YANKEE BOOK coming out this fall, for your reading pleasure - -a small excerpt. Apocryphal Story or statement of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true. The Trade As the story goes, Sox owner Tom
Believe in The Mets Players Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - May 8, 2017May 8, 20170 The only thing that can stop the New York Mets is their training staff and their management. Those are the two factors that can directly affect the outcome of some of their best players, like Noah Syndergaard, or Yoenis Cespedes. To show that the job has gotten away from manager, Terry
Foreword: Rickey and Robinson Baseballology by Harvey Frommer - April 4, 2017April 4, 20171 Every time baseball season starts up and April rolls around my thoughts turn back to a long time ago. That past is as real in many ways as the present. My fascination with Jackie Robinson and by extension Branch Rickey began many, many years ago. When school was out in Brooklyn in
Yankee Stadium, Opening Day 1961 and More Baseballology by Harvey Frommer - March 30, 2017July 6, 20170 With Opening Day 2017 just around the corner, it’s just fascinating to flash back to another time, another Yankee Stadium, another cast of characters In freezing rain on Opening Day April 17, 1961 only 1,947 hardy souls showed up. Whitey Ford got the Yankees off to a good start blanking Kansas
