The End of the Mo
It wasn’t supposed to end like this for Mariano Rivera. No matter how you feel about the Yankees — and, believe me, I feel exactly the same way — it wasn’t supposed to end like this. One of the greatest…
Father Time, Still Undefeated
The Yankees have numerous rivals. The Red Sox (division). The Mets (cross-town). The Dodgers (11 World Series matchups). But these Yankees — this particular squad — have a bigger rival. Father Time. Derek Jeter is 37. Alex Rodriguez is 36….
Matt Kemp Can Catch a Ball, but He Can’t Catch a Break
Just so we’re clear here: Ryan Braun — a player who should be serving a fifty game suspension — pops a weak sac fly into center field, where Matt Kemp snags it and instantly fires it home. The Brewer’s third…
49-Year-Old Jamie Moyer Is Still Pitching
This means Andy Pettite is a spring chicken, right?…
Acquitted, Not Exonerated
Mike Lupica: He wasn’t exonerated. He was acquitted. There’s a difference. So Braun of the Brewers becomes the first positive test to win this kind of appeal in baseball. So he goes on with his career now, and his huge…
Pitcher and Catcher
Hats off to George Washington and Abe Lincoln, but today’s real national holiday was Pitchers and Catchers Day. But I’m not all smiles this year. It’s been a long time — we’re talking Bill Clinton still in his first term…
pitchers, catchers and the hope of spring
It’s February. There’s a light frost on the ground and a promise of snow this weekend. Some of my neighbors still have their Christmas lights up. Yet I wake up this morning with my thoughts on baseball, as if spring…
Kemp On Keepin’ On
The start of a new year is a time for reassessing, for correcting, for righting old wrongs; a time to do what you should have done in the first place. A time, say, for the stupid bastards at the Baseball…
When Albert Pujols Said He Was Going to Disneyland After Winning the World Series, He Really Meant It
Ten-year, $250 million contract with the Angels. What a proud day for the St. Louis Cardinals and their fans….
Kershaw Chowder
Two months is a long time. A lot can happen. Your favorite ball club, for instance, can be humiliated in the playoffs by a team that would barely go on to win — if the term can be used —…
