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Yankees May Not Be True World Series Contenders

October 11, 2018 John SheridanNew York Yankees

The New York Yankees have been eliminated from the postseason. While the Yankees and Red Sox played fairly evenly when matched up head-to-head during the regular season, the eight games separating them in the standings[…]

Judge Among MLB Stars To Lend Voices To Campaign To Stop Bullying

September 27, 2018September 27, 2018 Jerry MilaniMajor Leagues

Thirty-one All-Star Appearances, Three League MVP Awards, Three World Series Rings, Three Rookie of the Year Awards, One Cy Young Award, One World Series MVP and One LCS MVP. These on-field achievements are credited to[…]

Knowing What We’ve Got Before It’s Gone

September 17, 2018September 18, 2018 Shai KushnerNew York Mets

I never appropriately appreciated David Wright during his career. When he first came up, I was enamored with what I thought he could be, then I took him for granted instead of being wowed by[…]

‘A Franchise On The Rise’ Author Amore Talks Highlanders

September 11, 2018September 11, 2018 Jerry MilaniNew York Yankees

The excellent new book A Franchise on the Rise: The First Twenty Years of the New York Yankees (2018, Sports Publishing, 308 pps, $27.99) tells the story of the pre-Ruth Yankees (then, mostly “Highlanders”). See my reviews[…]

What Do Harper’s Topps Picks Say About His 2019 Destination?

September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 Jerry MilaniMajor Leagues

The Nats’ Bryce Harper hits free agency this winter at the ripe old age of 26 by season’s end, and though he has in many ways had a below-grade year by his own incredibly high standards[…]

Sabathia, Matz Tabbed As MLB Announces 30 Team Clemente Award Nominees

September 4, 2018September 4, 2018 Jerry MilaniMajor Leagues

The 30 Club nominees for the 2018 Roberto Clemente Award, the most prominent individual award for Major League players, were announced today by Major League Baseball. The Roberto Clemente Award is the annual recognition of a[…]

La Vida Baseball Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month Amidst Record Growth

September 4, 2018September 4, 2018 Jerry MilaniMajor Leagues

La Vida Baseball, the fastest-growing online community for the best in Latino baseball storytelling, will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with record growth and new partnerships beyond expectations from when the digital media company was launched[…]

From the Oval Office to the Diamond, Smith Book Tracks the Presidents and Baseball

September 2, 2018September 2, 2018 Jerry MilaniMajor Leagues

There is a famous political cartoon from the 1860 U.S. Presidential election, depicting Abraham Lincoln winning a baseball game against fellow candidates John Bell, Stephen Douglas and John Breckinridge. The Currier & Ives piece uses[…]

Judge Is The Yankees Cespedes

August 24, 2018 John SheridanNew York Yankees

Lost in the era of advanced stats and metrics is just how much a particular player has the ability to drive a team to success. Back in the 1970s, Reggie Jackson fashioned himself that type[…]

Gary LaRocque Is Perfect Man For The Mets GM Job

August 11, 2018September 26, 2018 Mark HealeyNew York Mets

When I first started covering the Mets’ minor league system in 2001, one of the first Mets’ executives I dealt with was Gary LaRocque, then the team’s scouting director. Like many of the Mets’ executives at that[…]