Buckology: His Approach To The Game Must Change Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - October 10, 2022October 10, 20220 If you think Buck Showalter overachieved with this team or worked wonders, then, by all means, feel free to go to another website. I understand Buck can’t bat or pitch or even spot when a player is cheating, but he is the face of the Mets, and that was troubling
Facing Nolan Could Have Been Better Baseballology Reviews by Russ_Cohen - October 4, 2022October 4, 20220 Facing Nolan is a new documentary on Netflix. It’s an interesting one, and you get to hear Nolan Ryan talk about a lot of subjects, including his time with the New York Mets, something I wanted to hear my entire life. Joe Pignatano, longtime Mets coach explained to me that
Ohtani vs. Ruth – Comparing Their Greatness Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - September 4, 2022September 4, 20220 Both men were tall. Shohei Ohtani is two inches taller than Babe Ruth, and both weighed about the same, for a while, until Ruth “filled” out. Both are lefties. It’s always hard to match up statistics in different eras, but when people called Ohtani the next Ruth, I figured I
What Do Trading Cards Mean To You? Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - May 30, 2022May 30, 20220 Trading cards are fun to collect. For some it’s entertainment. For others, it’s an escape from the workweek. For the Fried Family, it’s different. Warren Fried has two children Aiden and Noa. The benefit they receive from card collecting is something I’d never heard about before. Noa has dyspraxia, and
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
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 Baseballology Hockeyology 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
