Rooting for Chris Young won’t be hard
The news that the Mets are just a physical away from signing Chris Young has me smiling. It’s just that I think he’s a good signing in this offseason of frugal living — a low-cost starting pitcher who has the…
The news that the Mets are just a physical away from signing Chris Young has me smiling. It’s just that I think he’s a good signing in this offseason of frugal living — a low-cost starting pitcher who has the…
Something occurred to me on Monday night as I watched the Giants celebrate their first World Series championship since moving to San Francisco. I looked over at my blue Jersey City Giants cap, the white “JC” outlined in red, and…
Looking back on his time in Lakewood As a Mets fan, it’s tough to see Ryan Howard do well. As a baseball fan, it’s a treat. The big man (who, to this point, has managed to avoid a nickname that’s…
Jonathan Villar On a gorgeous spring day, Casey and I and a friend from work drove down to Philly to see the home team down the Cardinals, 7-2, with Roy Halladay on the mound. (RIP, Robin Roberts.) From there, we…
Cobb Field (top) by trimworksconst; Dehler Park via Baseballparks.com I put the Golden Globes on the backburner last night to watch Cobb Field: A Day at the Ball Park on MLB Network. Part of the Reel Hardball series (“Movies Out…
It’s the image of hundreds of photographs, film clips and memories — the golden light and long shadows of dusk in New England. The grass seems a little higher, the hay bales shimmer in the glow and the scent of…
A quick memory of Johnny Podres, who died over the weekend at 75: Summer of 2001, I’m driving down to Lakewood, N.J., to cover the BlueClaws in a game that night. On the Garden State Parkway, I pass a Cadillac…
Four years ago, I covered the South Atlantic League All-Star Game in New Jersey, and that’s when I met David Wright. The Mets’ affiliate in the league was in Columbia, South Carolina, at the time, a team in the league’s…
I’m on my way out of town for the weekend, so I won’t make it out to the Lakewood BlueClaws final four home games. The team is accepting donations to help those affected by Hurricane Katrina, so keep that in…