A Proper Frame for Stephen Strasburg
Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson left southern California in 1907 a shy young man who was uncertain why the Washington Senators thought he was going to be a star. Manager Cantillon had heard from...
View ArticleWalter Johnson in Weiser, Idaho in 1907
A few weeks ago I came across a book from the mid-’90s called Boise Baseball: the First 125 Years, by Arthur A. Hart. In one of the early chapters, Hart talks about Walter Johnson’s time spent...
View ArticleGibbons On Exceptional Hitting Streak, Tom Cochran Very Stingy On Mound
It is difficult to imagine anyone wielding a hotter bat than veteran Jay Gibbons, who is going to make it increasingly difficult for the Los Angeles Dodgers to keep him out of the major leagues if he...
View ArticleLong Night’s Journey Into Nothingness
As I sat through last week’s 20-inning marathon between the Mets and Cardinals, I couldn’t help thinking “I’ve been here before.” The Mets have played a disproportionate number of 20-inning games, and...
View ArticleSigns Of Cardinal Life
It wasn’t a perfect weekend for St. Louis. Â Not that it was bad, mind you; anytime you win two of three it’s a pretty good set. Â However, the signs from this weekend indicate that as nice as this...
View ArticleWebster Wins In Walkoff Fashion Again
(Webster, N.Y.) If first impressions mean anything, the summer of 2010 promises excitement at Basket Road Field. Matt Delewski (Toledo) slashed a ninth inning one-out single just inside the third base...
View ArticleSweeping Our Cares Away
Earlier this year, the Cardinals took the first two games from the Toronto Blue Jays on the road and sent out Adam Wainwright to complete the sweep. Â Wainwright, though, had one of his rare off games...
View ArticleAyala’s Return Gives Sparky Lyle’s Team Big Boost
If anyone heard what sounded like a collective sigh of relief recently, it probably came from the Somerset Patriots clubhouse because pesky Elliott Ayala had shaken off the effects of being hit...
View ArticleMore Of The Same
It’s a little checklist that Cardinal fans go through before games, to prepare themselves for what is to come: Is the opposing pitcher someone the Cardinals haven’t seen much of? Check. Does the...
View ArticleThe Greatest Pitching Duels of the Century
Sticking to my policy of reviewing only books I can highly recommend, I bring you a gem by Jim Kaplan, long-time “Sports Illustrated” writer and author of a dozen previous baseball books, including a...
View ArticleScheppers, Coello Added to Indy Roster in Majors While Stu Pomeranz’s Season...
It was just a week ago when we projected that Tanner Scheppers, who started his professional career with the St. Paul Saints in the American Association, could well be one of the next Independent...
View ArticleHornell continues streak; defeats Rochester, 9-4
WEBSTER, N.Y. – Hornell’s Dodgers came north on route 390 toting a four-game win streak along with them. The NYCBL Western Division leading club left town adding another victory to their streak. Matt...
View ArticleAn Opening Act With A Bullet
Bryce Hapre and Stephen Strasburg made a compelling case on Opening Day to be considered the two best talents ever to play Major League Baseball in Washington, DC. Facing a depleted Miami Marlins...
View ArticleThe King of Baseball
Hey baseball fans! As some of you know, Masahiro Tanaka won his 25th consecutive game pitched a couple days ago for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japanese professional baseball league,...
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