Category: 2019 Recaps

I like how, in a normal season, you don’t really look at team stats, and especially individual stats, until you get about 45 games into the season. But this isn’t a normal season. So as we’re a month in, we’re … Finish Reading

Zero National League players homered three times in a game throughout the first 108 seasons of baseball at Fenway Park.

Marcell Ozuna and Adam Duvall just did it in a little over 24 hours. 

AA’s failure to acquire another stating pitcher before Monday’s trade deadline had dominated the comments around these parts.  The prospect of heading into the playoffs with the current rotation has generated much wailing and gnashing of teeth; I know I’ve … Finish Reading

in 1953, The Braves left Boston. Now, with “interleague play” we get to return from time to time.

The Red Sox entered this game as a shell of their post 2000 selves. So, with that and Max Fried on the … Finish Reading

You know how Jack In The Box toys take forever to do anything and then explode with a loud burst in an instant? It’s just waiting and waiting and waiting and then you have a heart attack from the sudden … Finish Reading

This has become a nice little trend.

Once again, the Braves put up double digits against the Phillies. It’s the seventh time they’ve done that in the last 43 games against Philadelphia, meaning it’s possible to have a reasonable debate … Finish Reading

The famous short story writer, pen name “O’Henry”, became famous for the “surprise ending.” When I was reading his stuff in school in the late 60’s to mid 70’s I remember thinking “why is this a surprise ending?” Well, the … Finish Reading

It’s becoming apparent that Max Fried is an Ace.  He turned in another excellent performance, going six innings and giving up only one run on four hits.  It was his third strong start of the still young season.  He also … Finish Reading

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Won’t you be my, be my meighbor?

Okay, you know going against Jacob De Grom that you are going to have a tough time. But these are, … Finish Reading

Well, I doubt there is much I can say that anybody who saw even a little bit of this debacle or who even read an account of it doesn’t already know about the basic cause of this bad result. The … Finish Reading