Prof: Welcome refugees from HBT. You’re among friends here. Only rule is to try your best to be civil. Don’t expect me to ever say a good thing about MadBum, and we’ll get along fine. Cubs 6, Royals 1 … Continue reading
Prof: My apologies. This weekend kinda kicked my butt, then the whammy of the HBT news, being exhausted from what occurred this weekend with me, and being worried about the tropical storm heading right towards where I live didn’t help. … Continue reading
Scouts: Another day, another Covid-19 outbreak. This time the Cardinals have 13 players and staff positive for coronavirus which has caused more cancellations and postponements. Not to mention there’s a tropical storm slamming the east cost, so expect even more … Continue reading
Some personal news: After 11+ years at NBC, @HardballTalk is officially no more and I'm out with it. I want to thank @NBCSports for a hell of a ride and HBT readers for riding along. My ride's not over, though. … Continue reading
Have I mentioned that 2020 is weird? Continue reading
NUMB3RS is a TV program from the early 2000’s (I think, they all have flip phones). A math genius helps his FBI agent brother to solve crimes, thwart terrorists, etc. by mathematically modeling the often devilishly brilliant bad guys. It’s … Continue reading
Prof: Mike Trout’s young son is about to be born, and he shall reign forever and ever. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Between Harper, Kris Bryant, and now Trout, the Blue Jays will be loaded for bear in about 20 years, just in … Continue reading
Long time MLB manager John McNamara passed away yesterday at his home in TN. He was 88. He coached and managed several teams from 1969-1996. He was the Red Sox’ manager in the 1986 Bill Buckner World Series, and was … Continue reading
Man, 2020 is really weird. Continue reading
Prof: For a brief moment, baseball was as it should be. Then the Marlins decided to forget there’s a pandemic and now half the team has tested positive. Where do we do from here? How does Miami even field a … Continue reading
What’s the over/under on total games played before they shut us all down? Continue reading
In case you weren’t aware, there’s currently an outbreak of Covid-19 running through the Marlins Clubhouse. As of the time of me writing this, 11 players have already tested positive. Tonight’s game against the Baltimore Orioles has been postponed. The … Continue reading
And we are back! Continue reading
The Rays beat the Blue Jays today to finish their first series of the season at 2-1. Yesterday Brandon Lowe hit a go-ahead triple. Today, it was Kevin Kiermaier’s turn. With the Blue Jays leading 5-4 in the bottom of … Continue reading
Justin Verlander is reported to be done for the season due to an elbow injury. Neither the Houston Chronicle nor MLB.com articles I saw specified what the specific injury is, but “elbow” and “gone for the year” often means a … Continue reading
