It’s that time of the year again, namely the end of the year. With that comes the usual array of international traditions from eating Soba in Japan to munching on grapes in Spain and the countless resolutions we all tend to make. We all bring our optimistic best to hope for better things in the year ahead and try to forget some of the drudgery of the past 12 months. Here, in the land of...
Read More“It’s hard to understand how professional hitters can be this unproductive. The best teams have a more disciplined approach. The slugging and OPS numbers don’t lie.” Steve Cohen’s first tweet as a first year owner of the New York Mets made a few weeks after his team fell out of first place in the National League East. His team had struggled badly, falling one game below .500...
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Devotees of the game of baseball like to say that momentum is only as good as the next day’s pitcher. But in game 5 of the 2021 World Series, momentum seemed to switch with every half-inning, at least in the first part of the game. The Houston Astros, trailing the Atlanta Braves in this Fall Classic three games to one, were down early on a first inning grand slam and with the crowd in a...
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On a night when the Atlanta Braves’ organization honored the late Hank Aaron, game three of the 2021 World Series had statisticians instead invoking the names of Don Larsen and Roy Halladay. Braves starting pitcher Ian Anderson, a 23-year old rookie, pitched five hitless frames and carried his team to a 2-0 win over the Houston Astros giving the Braves a 2-1 Series lead at Truist Field....
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Michael Conforto had trouble sleeping on Wednesday night, or so he told SNY before Thursday’s game against the Miami Marlins. In his mind was the constant reminder that the next game could be his last as a home player at Citi Field. He did not respond like a tired player as Conforto had three hits and two RBIs in the Mets final home game of the 2021 season, a 12-3 victory. With the win,...
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