MLB Rule Changes Have Hurt Pitchers Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - April 13, 2024April 13, 20240 The one thing about baseball that makes it special is the ace. A guy like Justin Verlander is worth the price of admission and can make hitters look like they need to go back to the drawing board. The problem is, when pitching was outpacing hitting, major league baseball did
The Mets Need an Ace Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - July 10, 2023July 10, 20230 The Mets have no ace on the staff. Their plans to have Max Scherzer fill that role with the departure of Jacob deGrom didn’t happen. Justin Verlander isn’t what he used to be. Both are still effective to a degree, but the rest of the league doesn’t fear them, and
The Mets Are Getting Very Little for Their Money Spent Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - May 8, 2023June 5, 20230 Let’s look at the current situation. The Mets are 17-18 a game below .500 and the Braves are seven games ahead of them and Miami. The Braves historically catch the Mets, but the Mets won’t catch the Braves. Not this year. I did worry about the age in the starting rotation
Imagine If Houston Didn’t Go Verlander in Game 1 Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - October 28, 2022October 28, 20220 I was listening to the WIP morning show today while running an errand and heard Angelo Cataldi talking to MLB Network’s Harold Reynolds, and they were talking about the World Series, and how it’s going to be close. I was like, ok, I agree with that until he said, I
Trading Days and Nights Baseballology by Harvey Frommer - December 3, 2016December 3, 20160 This is the time of year when baseball trade talk is all the rage. Where will Chris Sale wind up? What about Andrew McKutchen? And there are other “name” players out there rumored to be on the move like Justin
