Albert Einstein defined insanity as repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results. In baseball terminology this is called Ike Davis.
(Y)IKES! DAVIS’ NEW LOW
May 13, 2013 by 2 Comments
SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL
May 12, 2013 by 2 Comments
Good baseball teams in a slump have hope. If a team has talented players there is every reason to be optimistic. It’s a 162-game season and, rest assure, tomorrow could be the day things turn around and a good team gets hot. Pitchers start pitching. Hitters start hitting. Closers close. The club wins six, seven, eight in a row, 15 of their next 20 games. Confidence is restored. See St. Louis Cardinals.
THE BOYS OF … WINTER?
April 18, 2013 by 2 Comments
“On a cold night you have to hit the ball 25 feet farther. So, in other words, if the fence is 338 feet and you hit the ball 338 feet, you’ll be 25 feet short.” – Ralph Kiner, attempting to explain the effect of cold weather on the flight of a baseball.
The New York Mets and Minnesota Twins played last Friday night’s game in between snowflakes. According to Major League Baseball, the game time temperature was 34 degrees. Pitchers were licking their fingers and blowing hot air into their balled up fists. Infielders were wearing ski caps. The dugouts were filled with hoodies and heated benches. Toasty, right?
LOCKER ROOM REAL ESTATE VALUES
February 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
You can learn a lot about a baseball team from its locker room. The clubhouse is where relationships form, character is revealed and leaders speak out (or not). For the major league rookie, clubhouse real estate is valuable — sometimes priceless. Imagine being the rookie who spent eight months out of the year next to Sandy Koufax? Roberto Clemente? Lou Gehrig? Tom Seaver? These were model athletes, wise and humble men, who used their talent to teach.
NO MORE IF’S, AND’S OR BUT’S
July 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
New York Mets manager Terry Collins has run out of excuses to keep Jason Bay in the starting lineup. The time has come for Collins to make the difficult decision, moving the $16 million left fielder from starter to role player. No more ifs, ands or buts.
BE QUICK BUT DON’T HURRY
July 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
An injury to a starting pitcher, depth, a team’s unexpected first-half success begs the question, “Are we buyers or sellers?” as the trade deadline looms. They’re questions and challenges every playoff contending team will face to some degree. They are part of the natural progression of a baseball season for all 30 Major league baseball teams and one that will soon result with Sandy Alderson revealing his true appraisal of the 2012 New York Mets.
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