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Archive for October, 2013

“Never let the big man beat you”, warns an old baseball adage. In the 2013 World Series, the Cardinals didn’t heed that advice, and the benefactor was David Ortiz, who further cemented his reputation as one of baseball’s most prolific post season performers. Top-10 World Series Production – One Series, by OPS Note: Minimum 10 […]

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If the World Series is on national television, but “no one” watches, does Tim McCarver make a sound? In a very well presented video essay, ESPN’s Keith Olbermann became the latest to lament the gradual decline in World Series ratings that has occurred over the last four decades. In particular, Olbermann points to the nearly […]

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There aren’t many compelling story lines heading into the 2013 World Series. Despite an attempt to create forced narratives (the St. Louis Cardinals do everything the “right way”, while the Boston Red Sox’ have an unbridled love for playing), the upcoming Fall Classic seems to be without a hook. Unless, of course, you happen to […]

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Hal Steinbrenner made the rounds yesterday. Unlike his father, who was a daily presence during the regular season, the younger Boss has had a much lower profile, so his tour of local media gave scribes and talk show hosts the chance to ask a lot of unanswered questions. Unfortunately, they all settled for the party […]

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To bunt or not to bunt? That was the question being asked throughout baseball last night. And, thanks to a bit of dramatic irony, only one manager was left to suffer the slings and arrows of second guessers. It’s amazing what you can do when you can’t bunt,” – Dodgers’ broadcaster Vin Scully during Game […]

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