Matt Harvey has been the talk of the New York press lately – at least where the Mets are concerned. However, the papers and everybody who discusses them have been locked onto the fact that Harvey has been relieved of his duties as a starter and sentenced to the bullpen. Maybe he stays there for […]
Unwritten Rules: Baseball Terminology
May 17, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Unwritten rules are somewhat of an oxymoron, because if they were real rules they should be written down somewhere. Somehow, over the course of baseball history, the game developed its own way of being played. Whether it be a gentleman’s game, a kid’s game played by grown men, or somewhere in-between, there are no doubt […]
Inside Move: Baseball Terminology
May 11, 2017 by 4 Comments
An inside move is when a pitcher lifts his leg to deliver a pitch and then pivots towards second base to attempt a pickoff. This move tries to deceive the base runner and catch him off guard. Similar to a how a lefty can lift his leg to pick off at first base, an inside […]
When to Bring in Your Closer
October 5, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Buck Showalter and the Baltimore Orioles lost their Wild Card game against the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Tuesday night. Edwin Encarnacion belted a three-run walk-off bomb to send the Blue Jays to the ALDS to take on the Texas Rangers. Surprisingly, the home run didn’t come off of Baltimore’s closer, Zach Britton, and Showalter […]
Pitchers Drop BOMBS!
May 13, 2016 by 1 Comment
Pitchers take note. How often does a team have one player drive in all his team’s runs in a game? Sometimes. How many times does a pitcher hit a home run? Two or three times a year it could happen. What about a pitcher driving in all of his team’s runs hitting only home runs? Now […]
