In the early days of the internet a popular worldwide discussion system was called Usenet. It consisted of newsgroups. It started up in the early 1980s and still exists today. The plethora of social media sites has made Usenet close to irrelevant but – call it tradition – I still pop in and look at [...]
An exhausted bullpen could not handle a second straight extra-inning game, as the Red Sox exploded for three runs in the 10th inning for a 6-4 win Friday night. Logan Verrett, pitching in back-to-back games just days after going 8 IP as a starter, surrendered a 2-0 lead and a win for Matt Harvey. He [...]
Remember this cover story? Sports Illustrated wasn’t alone. The Sporting News, ESPN the magazine and pretty much every baseball season preview anointed the Washington Nationals the 2015 World Series favorite. Nearly every baseball writer aside from this one picked the Nationals to run away with the National League East. Who could blame them? They won [...]
Normally when you score seven, five, four, and five runs in a four game series, you're looking to pull at least one or two wins away. Not the Philadelphia Phillies. They had the unfortunate task of taking on the hottest team in baseball. But it wasn't always so. From June 30th to July 4th the [...]
"These are not your early season or early-summer New York Metropolitans. This game was certainly a fun outlier to dive into, but this team actually has some pop in their lineup that has a high ceiling for offensive firepower. Per Hit Tracker, on August 24th they managed to put together 2,878 feet of home runs [...]
The New York Mets are playing their best ball since their eleven game win streak early this year. They have won six straight and are 18-6 since July 31st. During the recent hot streak, their starting pitching has been good but not great. They've had outstanding contributions from Logan Verrett, Bartolo Colon and Jon Niese. [...]
This was a night of getting just what was needed. Terry Collins needed to give the bullpen a rest, so Bartolo Colon gave the Mets seven innings of five-hit ball. Needing to get off to a fast start, the Mets put up three quick runs in the first inning. And finally, when some insurance was [...]
Just imagine if Logan Verrett had the success he's had with the Mets when he was with the Orioles. A nice little piece on the unusual hit rate for Rule 5 guys this year. http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/ask-ba-watching-best-rule-5-class-years/