Going through some photos from last year and came across this GIF I (OK — Google Photos) made. I’d forgotten about it, even though I took these shots of his first home pitch with this specific plan in mind.
Here’s hoping he does even half of what Matt Harvey did last year.
Ryan Howard’s three-run home run in the sixth inning silenced Shea Stadium. The Mets had just taken a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the fifth despite John Maine’s struggles. Willie Randolph turned over the game to the bullpen, starting…
The above photo is quite the capture, isn’t it? Joseph Monge of the Greenville Drive after he hurdled through Lakewood BlueClaws pitcher Yoel Mecias (who lost his glove) and first baseman Rhys Hoskins. Hoskins fielded the bunt and threw to the…
I’m not doing a good job with the idea of posting timely updates here, that’s for sure. It’s Thursday, five days after a doubleheader I undertook involving four teams in three leagues in two ballparks in two boroughs in the…
Upon hearing of the death of Scott Sanderson, I thought of this photo I took in June 1991 at Fenway Park. He went six innings, allowing one run to get the win (5-1, Yankees). About a week later, he was…
All-Star Saturday, July 10, 2004, Houston For my first All-Star Game, I don’t think it could have gone much better than it did in Houston. From the outset, I was worried about the heat. I don’t do well in the…
A glance VOTE WRIGHT! As we get into these final hours of All-Star voting, I will make one last point, offer one last piece of evidence that David Wright is indeed a deserving All-Star. He has the mark of greatness:…