Starlin Castro’s walk-off homer on Wednesday was exactly what the Yankees needed. A happy moment, a brief gasp of hopeful air. They avoided losing all four games to the Rockies in the season series, and the home run was the culmination of a strong comeback against a four-run deficit. Starlin Castro’s walk-off homer on Wednesday […]
Day: June 23, 2016
Starlin Castro’s kryptonite
Every baseball player has a point of weakness—an Achilles heel, if you will. For a batter, it’s often a specific location in or around the strike zone that gives them fits. It doesn’t matter who you are…even Mike Trout has shown vulnerabilities in his swing. Luckily, most are able to overcome their flaws, either by […]
Alex Rodriguez’s hamstring seems to be attached to his eyes
In everyday life we most commonly think of human bodies holistically. Walking down the street we tend to see the fine folk in our path as people instead of limbs, torsos, rib cages and facial features. Things are a little different when evaluating athletes. In baseball, arms, shoulders, elbows, legs, and hands are commonly scrutinized intently by scouts, fans and […]