On the 4th, the Yankees Aren't THAT Far Out of 1st

I have nearly a week of game reports to make up for. So I'll post only the facts that I think are relevant: Scores, pitchers of record, home runs, controversies. * Last Saturday: The Yankees got …

Don Zimmer, 1931-2014

If ever there was someone born to be involved with professional baseball, it was Don Zimmer. Donald William Zimmer was born on January 17, 1931, in Cincinnati. As a boy, he saw his hometown Reds win …

Cano Returns, and An Inning From Hell; Edgar Laprade, 1919-2014

Now, where were we? What last we left Blogman, he was trying to save the world from former friend Robinson Cano and his new friends in the Pacific Northwest. He failed. Last Tuesday (a week ago yeste…

Pitching Is Not a Hard Subject to Grasp, Unless You're Joe Girardi

Pitching is not a hard concept to grasp. If a pitcher is pitching well, and shows no sign of fatigue, you leave him in, and let him continue to do his job. If he's not doing well, get him out soo…

Triple Your Pleasure, Triple Your Fun

The Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays last night, in the opener of a 4-game series at the White Elephant. That's the important thing. That a triple play was turned, and that Yangervis Solarte hit h…

How to Be a Yankee Fan In Tampa Bay -- 2014 Edition

This coming weekend, the Yankees fly down to Florida to play a 4-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays. Last year, I saw a blog post (don't know who wrote it) by someone who called San Diego &qu…