“Losing is a disease. …as contagious as polio. Losing is a disease. …as contagious as syphilis. Losing is a disease. …as contagious as bubonic plague. Attacking one. … but infecting all. But curable.” This is some dialogue that I’m sure most of you are familiar with. It is taken from the movie “The Natural,” one of the best baseball-related movies ever made. In this scene, the New York...
Read MoreI read an article on the internet earlier this week about how a group of agents want the new union chief to look into whether or not the owners committed collusion this past off season when it came time to sign free agents. The first thought that crossed my mind was “you got to be kidding me.” Do these agents, and the athletes they represent live in the same America as the rest of...
Read MoreEd Note: Paul Zinn originally wrote this game recap on Mets Fans Forever. It was an old nemesis that finally got to the Mets tonight. Chipper Jones had the final go-ahead single as the Braves built a lead, fell behind and then rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Mets tonight at Turner Field as both teams opened a four-game series following the All-Star Break. Starting the second half, the...
Read MoreBuffalo 2, Toledo 6 Tobi Stoner tied his longest AAA outing with 7 innings, but fared considerably worse, giving up 6 runs on 8 hits and 4 walks, instead of a 1 hit shutout over 7 (his last outing). 2b Argenis Reyes 3 for 5, .306 lf Jesus Feliciano 3 for 5, .308 cf Cory Sullivan 1 for 4, K, .290 rf Wilson Valdez 0 for 1, K, .207 ss Javier Castillo 0 for 4, K, .276 3b Mike Lamb 0 for 4, 2 Ks,...
Read MoreNow that we are pretty much at the halfway point of the season, it is time to look and see what is in store for the next half of the season. After 87 games the Mets are 42-45 and 6.5 back in the division and the wild card. Presumably the Mets want to get 88-90 wins to make the playoffs. That means that the Mets will have to go 48-27 in the next few months. That is a tough task for most teams...
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