2010 Spring Training is in full swing, and April 4th is so close you can taste it. So, what now? Or more like what’s next? Time to start the coulda, woulda, shoulda of predictions for the 2010 season. Here are four to ponder: The New York Mets will have a new manager before the All-Star [...]
Archive of entries posted on March 2010
Player Profile: Robinson Jose Cano #24 2B
Robinson Jose Cano, who is named after baseball hero Jackie Robinson, was born in 1982, in the Dominican Republic. His father, Jose played baseball, signed by the Astros in 1980, but only played in a few major league games for the organization in 1989. Drafted by the Yankees in 2001, Cano has been the team’s [...]
Baseball Basics: The Who, What, Where
BASEBALL BASICS WEEKLY QUESTION: Last season during the bottom of the second inning, one of my best friend’s cheered, “There is Derek Jeter! Go Jeter!” Except she was pointing at the catcher, Jorge Posada squatting behind home-plate. I asked her, “What position does Derek Jeter play?” She responds, “Hmmm shortstop, right?” To aide in times [...]
Baseball Basics: Fans Starting From Scratch
WEEKLY QUESTION: How many MLB teams are there, and are the Yankees and Mets in the same division? Major League Baseball consists of 30 teams; 14 in the American League (AL), and 16 in the National League (NL). The two leagues are broken up into three divisions, EAST, CENTRAL and WEST. The Yankees and Mets [...]
Player Profile: Andrew Brackman #64 P
Pitcher Andrew Brackman stands at an enormous 6’10. He was the Yankees 2007 first round draft pick out of NC State University. Thus far, Brackman’s actions speak louder than his words (stats in baseball terms). In his first two seasons, as well as coming off Tommy John surgery and an emergency appendicitis, Brackman has been [...]
Baseball Basics: Welcome
Not everyone is a baseball fan, but everybody should be. Attempts to gain such status are made all the time. The success ratio is about 50/50, with biggest complaints being not understanding the basics, which in turn make games boring, endlessly to long and cause resentment towards the sport itself. Lady Loves Pinstripes wants to [...]
The Yankees Boy Toys: Hughes and Chamberlain
The seemingly endless discussion of Joba vs. Phil is heating up again. Last season this was a mess and solved nothing. Hughes toss to the bullpen happen to look genius, when it was the only way to keep him on the roaster. Joba’s restrictions (aka ‘joba rules’) limited the lad from learning to compete because [...]
