When the Royals come to town, you have certain expectations. You expect that they’re going to pepper you with hits. You expect that they’re going to play stellar defense. You expect that you’ll need to score your runs early, before they reach into their elite bullpen. You don’t expect a four-home run power display against […]
Day: May 10, 2016
Who should close? A point/counterpoint
Aroldis Chapman made his return to the mound Monday night after completing his 30-game suspension for a domestic violence incident that occurred last fall. Chapman represents the final head of the Yankees’ bullpen Ghidorah, joining Andrew Miller and Dellin Betances to form a three-faced monster intended to tear through the back end of ballgames. One […]
On the Chapman conundrum
“Baseball is the most perfect of games, solid, true, pure and precious as diamonds. If only life were so simple.” — W. P. KINSELLA, Shoeless Joe Baseball, at times, is a simple game. You catch the ball, you throw the ball, you hit the ball. You win or you lose. Sometimes you tie, but only […]