MLB umpire Joe West has forgotten the Mark Twain truism that it’s best to be silent and thought to be an idiot than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt. This week he gave an interview and revealed an … Continue reading →

Chicago has approved opening the rooftop seating across the street from Wrigley Field to 25% capacity.  The Cubs own most of them, so they will be able to make at least some money from fan attendance this year.  They’ve yet … Continue reading →

It’s 16 days to opening day, we hope.  Every team is in training camp.  Some players have opted out for the year for varying reasons related to the pandemic.  Some are still considering it.  Some, not as many as feared, … Continue reading →

Today MLB announced this year’s All-Star Game is cancelled.  Well…duh.  Training camps just opened.  Opening Day is now July 23.  The ASG was supposed to be July 14, so the fact it’s not happening isn’t exactly a surprise.  Of course, … Continue reading →

The Mexican League has announced it has cancelled  its 2020 summer season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  It’s the first time in 95 years they have cancelled a season.  It follows the official cancellation of the minor league season here … Continue reading →

It’s July 1st, so it’s payday for Bobby Bonilla.  The Mets pay him $1.2M every July 1st.  It started in 2011 and will continue until 2035. Usually, deferred payments—while they give the player a certain income they can budget around—save … Continue reading →

The MLB 4,000 hit club has two members: Pete Rose (4,256) and Ty Cobb (4,189).  We all know this.  When Ichiro Suzuki reached 4,000 hits combining his MLB hits and NPB hits, it set off some talk about who has … Continue reading →

A week or two ago, I posted about triples…so now it’s time to cover doubles. Because, why not? The most doubles in a game is four, same as home runs.  It’s been done over 40 times.  Of those, 2 players … Continue reading →

Okay, with a 60 game schedule, there are lots of them—most wins, most losses, etc.  Today, though, I don’t know why, I was wondering who had finished the most games behind in the final standings in modern baseball history.  It … Continue reading →

The voters, one union rep for each team and an 8 member subcommittee voted 33-8 to reject the owners’ proposal.  It was no surprise. Now it’s the owner’ turn.  By the March agreement, Commissioner Manfred can set a schedule for … Continue reading →

When last I posted about the “negotiations” between MLB and the MLBPA, they had each made offers and counter offers to each other that amounted to little more than posturing and name calling.  Through it all was also an argument … Continue reading →

Baseball is back…in Japan.  Like South Korea, Japan is able to enact much stricter social distancing controls than the USA and has thus had a much lower coronavirus infection rate.  KBO began its regular season last month, and has progressed … Continue reading →

The answer to how baseball got to the mess it’s in is long and complicated, but can be boiled down to: there is no trust, and the leadership on both sides is more interested in winning than in progress for … Continue reading →

First, let’s reiterate what ESPN’s Jeff Passan wrote this past week: The MLBPA has stated it would play an 82 game schedule at full pro-rated salaries. The owners have said they’d pay full prorated salaries over a 48 game schedule. … Continue reading →

In 1930 Hack Wilson hit a MLB record 191 RBI in a single season.  Lou Gehrig had the AL record, 185, the following year for the Yankees.  Since then nobody has come closer than Manny Ramirez with 165 in 1999. … Continue reading →