Looks like Jim from “The Office” is a big Red Sox fan. Although I am not a huge Alec Baldwin fan, I do agree with him in saying that Philadelphia is not really what I consider a legitimate sports town either. Although I would have to agree that, at times, rooting for the Yankees is [...]

I will, as I do every year, follow the Atlantic League and the Long Island Ducks throughout the season. The Ducks will begin their twelfth season tonight on the road in Bridgeport to play the Bluefish. Every Friday I am going to try and share an Atlantic League fact or player of interest that is [...]

Dave Winfield was on ESPN Radio earlier this week with Brandon Tierney and Jody McDonald. They were talking about the Mets and Yankees, specifically how Winfield coexisted with Reggie Jackson. One story that I never heard before was about how Graig Nettles decked Jackson, knocking him out on one punch, after the 1981 playoff series [...]

I always take a balanced look at top prospects. Although I support building a team from within, especially with how expensive it is to put together a competitive roster, I never want to pass up a good opportunity today for the hope of tomorrow. For example, I thought the Yankees should have made a more [...]

Rangers pitcher C.J. Wilson called out the local beat reporters earlier today on Twitter for the lameness of their postgame Q&A. I love when reporters ask me questions, like “why did you give up a homerun?” Etc. “Well, my goal this year is to load the bases more” #mlbless than a minute ago via Twitter [...]

Back in the 1950s through the 1970s, here in New York City, there used to be a curmudgeonly sports columnist named Dick Young He was a right-wing conservative in every way and a brilliant baseball writer. He was the best-read and best-known writer in this huge market but as he got older, he became angrier [...]

The cry rings out across the blogosphere, almost universally amongst the new generation of baseball writers…”I HATE THE BUNT”. It’s become almost a mantra for the statistically inclined, those who view themselves as the spawn of Moneyball. The same logic is repeated, virtually ad nauseam, “You only have 27 outs, and it’s a fool’s play [...]

White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was in rare form at Yankee Stadium last night. Arguing a strike three call he went crazy on the umpire. If you were watching the game, like me, you clearly heard some four letter words not even suitable for this non FCC regulated website. Click on the photo and let [...]

I have been talking with my main Yankee source in Tampa about the struggles of Derek Jeter. First, and I know this may be sacrilegious, he agreed with me that Alex Rodriguez probably would be a better shortstop than Jeter at this point in their careers. Of course, this will never happen as the Yankees [...]

The Mets may not have signed any reliever to a big money contract, but the much maligned bullpen hasn’t done a bad job so far this year. This is especially true since the starting rotation has stabilized by giving reasonable length during the five game winning streak. Going into tonight’s action against the Nationals, here [...]

Two hits last night raised Derek Jeter‘s batting average to .259, but the fact that a majority have been of the swinging bunt variety doesn’t convince me he is on the path to offensive health. You have to start thinking of different scenarios with Jeter, especially if he continues to play at a below league [...]

A non baseball article by Mike Vaccaro got me thinking today. The NY Post scribe wrote a piece about Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni, and this quote stood out to me: An aftermath like this rarely leaves any gray. And the fact is, D’Antoni isn’t a terribly popular coach right now, certainly not with the clientele [...]

Tonight White Sox starter Phil Humber lost his no-hit bid with one out in the seventh inning when Alex Rodriguez singled to center. It’s been a breakthrough season thus far for Humber (2-2, 3.20), who you may remember was the Mets first round pick (third overall) in the 2004 draft. The righty out of Rice [...]

For a while in this town Alex Rodriguez was underappreciated. Even yours truly thoughts the Yankees would be better off without him. It seemed he never got a meaningful hit, was always the center of controversy, and was generally unlikeable. Then 2009 happened and it’s been a “day at the beach” for A-Rod, his teammates, [...]

Our good friend Matthew Collier invited me to talk baseball on his podcast for WGR 550 up in Buffalo. We chatted about Derek Jeter, the Mets prospects at Buffalo, Phil Hughes, and other New York baseball topics. By the way, for you hockey fans, WGR 550 is home to the Buffalo Sabres!