Looking back on all my interviews preparing the book The Voices of Baseball, one particular memory would apply to tonight’s game in Dodger Stadium. Dave Wills of the Tampa Bay Rays, on the morning of Game 7 of the 2008 ALCS, noticed his broadcast partner, Andy Freed feeling a bit melancholy, knowing they were playing a Red Sox team which recent history had spelled improbable comebacks on...
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I loved this characterization Mike Puma of the New York Post made about Bartolo Colon last night. “The 42-year-old right-hander quickly has become the Mets’ most reliable reliever not named Jeurys Familia this postseason.” One highlight that went overlooked during the loss to the Dodgers on Tuesday night, was that Colon needed just 26 pitches to deliver two shutout innings in relief...
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Mets manager Terry Collins told reporters in Los Angeles tonight, that right-hander Matt Harvey will be available to pitch in relief if needed in Game 5 of the NLDS. According to Collins, Harvey approached him during the flight to LA and told him he was ready to pitch out of the bullpen if the situation calls for it. It’s a great gesture by Harvey. He is targeted to make two starts in the...
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After Monday night’s incredible performance against the Dodgers, MLB scouts were stunned by Yoenis Cespedes’ tremendous combination of power and speed. Cespedes launched a 430 foot home run, and he was also timed at 3.9 and 3.8 seconds running to first base. “That’s Mickey Mantle, Bo Jackson territory,” one scout said of the speed-power combination Cespedes...
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Facing his former team in the NLDS, ex-Met Justin Turner is having an incredible series. He’s batting .467 in 17 at bats, and has been huge for the Dodgers in the clutch. Turner crushed a key two-run double against Steven Matz with two outs in third inning last night, and he also made an impressive play on defense that prevented a late inning Mets’ rally. “It seems like...
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Last night the Arizona Fall League started with the Salt River Rafters winning their first game of the season 5-3 over the Scottsdale Scorpions. The Rafters offense was helped by Dominic Smith who was 2 for 3 with a walk, run scored and two doubles. Both doubles were off San Francisco Giants left-handed prospect Adalberto Mejia, one to left field and one pulled down the line in right. Smith is...
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