Pitching is such a vital part of the game, as far as winning is concerned.

On most teams the set up man has become more valuable, on others not so valuable.

Something to keep in mind — it’s raining lightly. The infield could be very wet on ground balls.

What is a drop and drive pitcher? He is a guy who drops and drives. Very simple.

So by guessing right you might have guessed wrong.

Giambi walks too much. He’s always clogging up the bases with all that walking.

As a new day begins in New York, the sun sets in Hawaii.

If football is a game of inches then baseball is a game of inch.

If that ball had more elevation, it would have been a home run.

If the double play is a pitcher’s best friend, what is a fielder’s choice? An acquaintance?

It’s better to have a fast runner on base than a slow one.

One thing about ground balls. They don’t go out of the ball park.

The reason we call that pitch up and in is because the arms are attached to the shoulder.

He wears his hat like a left hander!

Any ball that goes down is much heavier than any ball that stays on the same plane.

The blood on his sock looks exactly like Oklahoma!

You don’t want to use too many statistics. The ones that apply to a July or August game won’t be relevant on Saturday.

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The End of the Mo

By Greg Knauss, May 4, 2012

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…

Baseball

Father Time, Still Undefeated

By John Gruber, May 4, 2012

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….

Baseball

Bully For You

By Greg Knauss, April 24, 2012

The Worst Person in the World is a flag football coach in the Los Angeles suburb of Westlake, in the San Fernando Valley. I know this because my son’s team played his last weekend. The game was over, or it…

Football

Hockey season, sadness and zombies

By Michele Catalano, March 13, 2012

At the start of the hockey season, I bet my Rangers fan son $100 that the Isles would end up with a better record than the Rangers. I knew in my heart it was a losing bet but when the…

Hockey

Pitcher and Catcher

By John Gruber, February 20, 2012

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…

Baseball

Honor Roll Tide

By Greg Knauss, January 10, 2012

Yes! Go ‘Bama! Roll Tide! Alabama is now the number one college in the country! Well, if you’re talking about football. If you’re talking about academics or campus life, then it’s seventy-fifth, according the US News and World Report. The…

Football

Kemp On Keepin’ On

By Greg Knauss, January 6, 2012

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…

Baseball

Making the Call

By Michele Catalano, December 28, 2011

I was all set to do some kind of year end sports list, a nice wrap-up of my favorite sports moments of 2011. Then I remembered the Yankees bombed out in the playoffs, the Islanders sucked and really, there were…

Hockey