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
I’m Suggesting A Try Before You Buy Approach to the 2020 MLB Season Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - July 18, 2020July 18, 20200 I’m happy that major league baseball is coming back so some people can get back to work and players can have their season. I hate the new rules, and I won’t rip the sport for piping in crowd noise, there aren’t a lot of great options out there. What are we
10 Things That Will Happen In The 2020 Baseball Season Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - June 24, 2020June 25, 20200 So, there will be a weird 60-game season that is fashioned for younger people, but most younger people hate baseball, so now Rob Manfred has alienated the base that loves the sport, not all of it but a large percentage. What has the sport done to say they will be
Welcome to The Demise of National League Baseball Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - June 18, 20200 Rob Manfred is going to get his way and install the designated hitter into the game for the next two years and then magically it will be in the CBA and that will be that. National League fans know this, and most despise the idea of it. Manfred grew up
Ballplayer Melissa Mayeux Should Be Drafted This June Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - May 28, 2020May 28, 20200 Major League Baseball will have its annual June Draft on the 10th and 11th. This year it’s gone through a big change. It’s only five rounds long and players won’t be getting nearly what they used to upfront because of the pandemic and the change in the format. One storyline
MLB Should Shutdown Spring Training and Delay the Season Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - March 12, 20200 This one seems like an easy decision. Yes, it affects local economies and jobs, but getting sick is worse, especially for those who don’t have health insurance or adequate funds. The Coronavirus is causing havoc around the world and the belief by the experts is we’re not through the worst
Major League Baseball is a Public Trust and They’re Quickly Losing That Trust Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - February 16, 20200 The Astros are the heels of the sport, for good reason, but now having MLB commissioner Rob Manfred stand up there and saying the Astros and Red Sox are the only teams being investigated is short-sighted. Red Sox verdict is due at the end of the following week, not this
The National League DH, What an Awful Idea Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - January 27, 20200 Every year we hear the warnings. The Designated Hitter will be in the National League by the year ______. Now we are being threatened, as a National League fan that’s exactly how it feels, that it will be next season. The teams that have players signed to bad contracts must be
Daniel Vogelbach – A Heavier Version of Ted Williams Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - April 22, 20190 Ok, I’m kidding. I wanted to get your attention because this player is doing some amazing things this year. He was a big-time prospect who got lost in the minors for a while but now at the age of 26, he’s putting it all together. This year this slugger has played
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
