Russ’s Rants – People Who Want To Fix Baseball Shouldn’t Watch

Baseballology

by Russ_Cohen - February 27, 2023February 27, 20230

For the sports radio hosts that say their kids can’t pay attention to things for long periods of time, then that’s on you. Be a better parent.

Jornel Lugo Has the Makeup to Dominate His Bellator 278 Fight

Wrestleology

by Russ_Cohen - April 20, 2022April 20, 20220

Jornel Lugo is 8-0. In this business, that’s hard to do. According to Tapology, he’s ranked 94th in the world. His is a wild card bout for the Bantamweight Grand Prix in Hawaii on April 22nd. When you have the confidence that Lugo has, there’s no telling how far he

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

The Mets Search Continues for a Bench Coach

Baseballology

by Russ_Cohen - January 8, 20220

The New York Mets have recently hired some new coaches. Eric Chavez is their new hitting coach. He was a good player, and he was hired away from the Yankees, presumably for more money. Joey Cora is now their third base coach. He was a player that wall all effort. He

The Best and Worst Baseball Cities Will Surprise You

Baseballology

by Russ_Cohen - November 2, 20210

While the World Series rolls on. Here is a report that WalletHub did on this subject https://wallethub.com/edu/best-baseball-cities/12864. I spoke to Jill Gonzalez about a few of these cities. New York was #1. That’s not a surprise, but it’s still interesting to know why? “The number of teams is something that we look at,

MLB Has Created The Year of the No-Hitter

Baseballology

by Russ_Cohen - May 21, 20210

Rob Manfred changed the baseball again. This time he told us. The plan was to cut down on home runs. There were too many. So this time they messed with the laces again. NCAA baseball flattened them in 2015 to increase scoring. It did increase scoring. BUT they also use aluminum

The Latest 2021 World Series Odds

Baseballology

by Sportsologist - April 2, 20210

April is here. 30 Major League Baseball teams start their quest for the 2021 World Series. Check out the latest MLB news as we head into what should be, hopefully, a typical MLB Season so you can start getting ready to make your bets against their MLB odds. 2021 World Series Odds

The Wilpons Last Stand

Baseballology

by Russ_Cohen - August 30, 2020August 30, 20200

We are heading into the home stretch where the Wilpons will lose the controlling interest of the New York Mets. No deal will be struck before midnight tonight or in the early morning and therefore they will ask BVW for one more favor, made a big trade on the August

The Top Ten Most Impactful Sporting Events of My Lifetime

by Russ_Cohen - August 26, 2020August 26, 20200

I retain the right to change this list someday, The New York Jets winning another Super Bowl is a fine example but that probably won’t happen. My back story is I couldn’t walk until I was five. The details aren’t important right now but it’s the reason I love sports.

Major League Baseball No Longer Exists

Baseballology

by Russ_Cohen - July 30, 20200

Major League Baseball has been hit hard with the pandemic taking the Miami Marlins out of action temporarily, and now the Philadelphia Phillies aren’t playing for a few days. It’s all connected. MLB has been trying to add better protocols on the fly it’s not working very well. Now bring on