River Road curbside I stand waiting for the 158 New York City bus — sweating uncomfortably, I might add, until this pleasant breeze kicked up — I could count all the drivers heading south who unsafely (and perhaps illegally; I’m…
I love the road and I love baseball. The two go hand in Rawlings glove. For me, I think the lure of covering the sport as a profession was more enticing because of the travel than it was for the…
Up in Connecticut, the Norwich Navigators have decided that since half the minor-league teams in the country are either relocating or redesigning their logos that they, too, need a new identity. And they’re going all-out, planning a new nickname and…
There are still a few things about Willie Randolph’s managerial style that confuse — and frustrate — me. For one thing, I can’t understand why he’s so stubborn about batting Mike Piazza ahead of David Wright, yet Jose Reyes is…
Regular-season baseball games can be as ordinary as a trip to the mall. You go because you can, because you need something, and sometimes you come away with a steal. You get more than you expected; you’re pleasantly surprised. You…
Today’s games should count more than yesterday’s, if you ask me. Oh, there are no major-league games today? My point exactly. Driving into work this morning, a caller and the host made a point on WFAN about the idiocy known…
Well, hopefully I’ll get to see the NL break the streak in person in Pittsburgh. If the AL’s going to keep getting home-field advantage in the Series, then I think they should give the NL home-field advantage in the All-Star…
Ooh, Johan Santana’s in. The way he’s gone lately, this should help erase a 3-0 deficit. And with that, D-Lee starts off with a double and Edmonds walks. But leave it to a Cub to kill it with a DP….