REMEMBERING “ROBBY” (Part I) Baseballology by Harvey Frommer - April 6, 2019April 6, 20190 There will be a lot of hype and hoopla, praise and stock-taking this year of 2019 which marks, the 100thanniversary of Jack Roosevelt Robinson’s birth. April 15 is a marker day in baseball – the dramatic day he broke baseball’s color line in 1947. I have written about so many illustrious
The Real Arms Race Baseballology by The Colonel - April 1, 2019April 1, 20190 I recall hearing somewhere that hitting a round baseball with a round bat squarely was the hardest thing to do in sports. Now that we measure launch angles and swing speeds and MPH of every ball hit fair or foul, I think we can say a lot of folks have
Dominic Smith or Peter Alonso or Both? Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - March 24, 20190 Dominic Smith has lost weight again and had a battle with sleep apnea. He’s ripping it up in spring and has deserved to stay until the bitter end and until the Mets make a final decision on who makes the Opening Day roster. Spring training stats are fool’s gold. So, I
1927: New York Yankees, Spring Training Flashback Baseballology by Harvey Frommer - March 23, 2019March 23, 20190 Another spring, another spring training for the Yankees of New York. All of them have had special meaning for baseball’s greatest franchise. Perhaps none was more special than for the ’27 team, best in baseball history. Comfortable among the high and mighty or the ordinary, friendly with the press, moving around
Barry Zito Highlights Baseball and Grammy Exhibit Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - March 11, 20190 Take Me Out to The Ball Game: Popular Music and The National Pastime exhibit here at the GRAMMY Museum opens on March 14th through the fall of 2019. Barry Zito was a top-notch pitcher in major league baseball for 15 seasons. During that time, he won the Cy Young in 2002
Remembering Reggie Jackson With The Yankees Baseballology by Harvey Frommer - March 10, 20190 "He'd give you the shirt off his back. Of course, he'd call a press conference to announce it." - Catfish Hunter "Off the record, he's a piece of shit."–Billy Martin Out of the blue, the man who once seemingly made headlines all the time came out of the shadows recently to dominate
Baseball is Back with the Signing of Bryce Harper Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - February 28, 20190 Baseball has been slagging a bit. Even this season has started off without a bang thanks to Manny Machado (Padres) and Bryce Harper, waiting to sign. Harper finally signed and it’s a record haul, $13 years, $330 million dollars (people in Philadelphia will now remember where they were when this
The Mets Starting Pitching is About to Fall Apart Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - January 28, 20190 It’s nice to have starting pitching. It’s arguable that having great starting pitching wins championships. The Mets didn't during the time they had Matt Harvey (gone), Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Steven Matz, and Zack Wheeler. There was a time a few years ago that most smart fans knew they would
The Moves the Mets Didn’t Make May Be Their Path to Success Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - December 29, 20180 The Robinson Cano trade looks great on paper in the short term so Mets general manager, Brodie Van Wagenen got instant points with the fanbase. The problem is he was so busy that the offers he made that weren’t accepted, were for the best, but that was just dumb luck. The
Sports Book Reviews Uncategorized by Harvey Frommer - November 28, 20180 This is the time of year for sports book giving and getting. Below are the top choices from your favorite critic. THE PATS by Glenn Stout and Richard A. Johnson (Houghton Mifflin $35.00, 365 pages) gets my vote for the best sports book of 2018. Detailed, carefully crafted, filled with fun,
