Five Things Baseball Should Correct Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - August 10, 2026August 10, 20260 After hitting a few more ballparks in the past few weeks, I have some suggestions for Major League Baseball to implement. To make the fan experience better in some cases and some are just gripes. It’s great that you have the advanced stats on the big board, but two of us
Cohen’s Disappointment Should Turn to Anger Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - August 3, 2026August 4, 20260 Steven Cohen is being a hands-off owner, and that’s killing the franchise. Not forever, but for the next few years. Whenever he decided to pay a lot more attention to his other projects and a lot less to the Mets, the team lost the oversight necessary for a one-person boss
Could the 2027 MLB All-Star Game Be a Key Negotiating Point? Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - July 18, 2026July 18, 20260 Over the years, on this website and in my book Strike Three, I wrote about labor negotiations in baseball and hockey. I’ve interviewed key people involved and seen how some of these things go down. Did the release of the 2027 MLB All-Star Game logo raise some eyebrows? Of course
Mets Making it Hard To Believe Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - July 6, 2026July 6, 20260 Steven Cohen is in denial. He is a wealthy baseball fan who owns a team and has invested heavily in it. That’s admirable, but since the casino came on the scene, he has let David Stearns do everything on his own in an empty front office. The Mets are floundering. Cohen
Mets are Seventh Worst Team in Baseball Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - May 24, 2026May 24, 20260 There are no metrics on earth that show that the New York Mets will come out of this season-long malaise. General manager David Stearns keeps doubling and tripling down on his assertion that this team is better. But it isn’t. He did improve their fielding, but the team continues to get
101 Lessons from the Dugout: A New Baseball Book With A Fresh Twist Baseballology Reviews by Matthew Blittner - February 6, 2026February 6, 20260 Baseball. It’s America’s favorite pastime (regardless of what NFL fans have to say). There’s a certain beauty and poetry to the game that dates back to 1846. And while today’s game is overly reliant on power and suffers from an overabundance of strikeouts, there’s still something about baseball that captivates
Dennis Colleran: The Royals’ Fast Rising Prospect Baseballology by Matthew Blittner - January 31, 2026January 31, 20260 Prospects. They are the lifeblood of any professional sports organization. Some become success stories while others fade into obscurity. Judging a prospect is an inexact science. With all that being said, it’s therefore noteworthy when a prospect puts together the type of season that starts getting them serious attention. Dennis Colleran,
Tropicana Field Will Be Fun To See Again Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - January 28, 2026January 28, 20260 I've been to Tropicana Field when the team was the Devil Rays. The lighting was horrid, and Torii Hunter confirmed that a long time ago in an interview. Since Hurricane Milton, the ballpark will be updated, and I'm excited to see it. The new turf is expected to be installed any
Mets’ Avoidance of Paying Big Pitching Contracts Might Cost Them Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - December 9, 2025December 9, 20250 The New York Mets don’t want any long-term contracts for pitchers. David Stearns talks about this all the time. Steven Cohen made some early mistakes signing older pitchers to these deals, but to swear them all off means they will never get that proven pitcher in his prime, or close
Three Things David Stearns Glossed Over at His Press Conference Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - September 29, 2025September 29, 20250 Three Things David Stearns Glossed Over at His Press Conference David Stearns had a miserable season. It was a bad offseason, other than Juan Soto and Brooks Raley. Pete Alonso was a no-brainer, and he gets no credit because he made him prove himself, and he did, and his future with the Mets is still in
