Game 6: Where history is made.
Game 6 is more than a count of what has been played, more than a bookmark to the World Series. Game 6 has its own mystique. The most dramatic World Series usually go seven games, but it can’t get there...
View ArticleCasting My 2013 Hall Of Fame Ballot
I am at my desk holding the official BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot. It is my reward turned responsibility for covering Major League Baseball for over 20 years. That’s close to 2,500 games, many spent...
View ArticleNew Parameters For Hall Of Fame Voting?
The outcome of today’s Hall of Fame voting could have far reaching ramifications as to future induction parameters. I voted for both Mike Piazza and Jeff Bagwell, both with good but not overwhelming...
View ArticleDisappointed In Hall Balloting; Biggio Snubbed
I am not surprised at the voting numbers for Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa, but I am stunned at there being a total shutout and disappointed at the reasoning of some writers. For just the...
View ArticleTom Glavine Gets Into Hall; Examining The Process
The baseball writers got it both right and wrong with the today’s Hall of Fame announcement, and in the process issued a strong statement on the PED issue. The no-brainers were Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine...
View ArticleThis Series Could Be Special
For as long as I have loved baseball, first as a Little Leaguer with an active imagination, and then as a journalist covering the game I was not good enough to play on the major league level, the World...
View ArticleLost Velocity Could Be Best Thing For Harvey
The issue of Matt Harvey’s lost velocity could be the best thing to happen to him in his effort to rejuvenate his career. The headlines after Wednesday’s loss asked if Harvey would ever be the same....
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