I’ve often commented I was a Reds fan growing up. I’m not from Ohio; I’m an Army brat, lived lots of places, but never Ohio. My mom has always been a Cubbie and did grow up in the Chicago area. … Continue reading
How Good Was the Big Red Machine?
2130
May 2: 1939, Lou Gehrig found the pain had become too great, and he pulled himself from the lineup. His games played streak ended at 2130, exceeding the previous record by over 1000 and remained the record until Cal Ripken, … Continue reading
2020 NL Central Preview
It’s been a week or two since I last posted one of these. As a reminder, the order in which the teams are addressed is my guess as to the order in which they will finish. St Louis Cardinals. The … Continue reading
Indians Pitcher Gets Nailed for PEDs
Indians reliever Emmanuel Case got caught with boldenone in his urine. Now, whenever the season starts, he gets to sit without pay for 80 games. As a reminder, it was him and Delino DeShields that the Indians got from the … Continue reading
My Favorite Game – 6/16/1978, Tom Seaver’s No Hitter
Another installment in our new series. Continue reading
My Favorite Game – Game 4, 1995 World Series
This is a special quarantine series where I watch old games and write a running commentary about it. Due to some adult language at times, reader discretion is advised. Continue reading
My Favorite Game
We all have one. Continue reading
Two Men Terrible at Their Jobs Talk to Each Other
McConnell to Manfred: start the league already Continue reading
In Memoriam: Dr Charles Berry, MD
This is not a baseball story. If you’ve watched the movie “Apollo 13,” then you know who Dr Charles Berry was though. He was the doctor who said Ken Mattingly couldn’t go to space after having been exposed to measles … Continue reading
Let’s Play “Remember Some Guys”
Knock the rust off your noggin. Continue reading
What Do You Do When It’s Over?
Only mildly baseball related. Warning: Prof gets a little personal. Continue reading
Fate Once Again Makes Larry Walker Wait.
Poor Larry Walker. Continue reading
The O’s Beat the White Sox!
In 1988, the Orioles had the worst start to a season in MLB history: 0-21. During the streak of futility, Cal Ripken, Sr was replaced by Frank Robinson as manager, but they lost 15 more games before it ended on … Continue reading
Babe Ruth: Tiger Manager?
It could have happened! Anyone who ever watched the movie “The Babe” knows Ruth wanted to be the manager…of the Yankees. In a famous scene in the movie Col Rupert states Ruth can’t control himself and thus can’t be … Continue reading
Trey Mancini Announces Stage 3 Colon Cancer Diagnosis
A few months ago, Trey Mancini made a sudden and unexplained disappearance from camp. The team only said he was leaving for non-baseball related medical reasons. We knew he had surgery, and messages from teammates that talked about really putting … Continue reading
