Every great offense in baseball is built on the concept of balance. A lineup of sluggers only doesn’t work. Neither does a lineup consisting solely of singles’ hitters. Great offenses have some guys who get on base (and move themselves along) and others who drive them in. In today’s game, the rule book is [...]
A brutal stretch early in the second half ruined the night for the Pack, as they fell to No. 9 North Carolina, 79-70 Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill. The loss dropped State’s conference record to .500 and 9-9. And there’s no rest for the weary, as next up is a game versus No. 10 Duke [...]
People love to say things which they think makes them appear smart. One of those is that Spring Training stats don’t matter. And on the surface, that’s true. It doesn’t matter if Player X is hitting .300 or Player Y has a 0.00 ERA. But there are things that are important and one of those [...]
Almost every life is defined by a break (could be a good one or a bad one) and Jerry Koosman’s is no different. What makes him stand out is the multiple breaks he received on his way to the majors. And then perhaps as payment, a few bad breaks that perhaps kept him from reaching [...]
We heard right away once the offseason started that the Mets were interested in Luis Severino. And he was the first major player they signed under David Stearns. None of us were really sure how the offseason was going to play out. But if we put more weight on the Severino deal at the time, [...]