Next Met in the Hall?

An article by Andy Esposito for New York Sports Day: To date, there is only one woman who has been officially inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, Effa Manley, a pioneerexecutive in the Negro Leagues. It is time for another, Mrs. Joan W. Payson, the...

They finally got it Right!

They finally got it Right! Minoso Kaat Hodges Oliva Honored Many fans do not realize that Major League Baseball and the National Baseball Hall Of Fame are two different entities united by the humble game of baseball that Abner Doubleday didn’t invent. These past few...

Time for a refund? Ask Brian Cashman.

That would be appropriate for NY Yankees fans. After all, the Yankees from the Steinbrenner brass on down to the announcers are guilty of deceiving their devoted fan base. Why? Because they assured the fans that everything was all right in Yankeedom, that the...

Finally Inducted Into The Hall Of Fame:

Finally Inducted: Jeter, Walker, Simmons & Miller Immortalized in Cooperstown What a long, strange trip to it took to get here, as a certain rock and roll band used to sing, but it was worth the wait. After over a year and a half of delays due to Covid, the Hall...

Of Stats and Bats: An Opinion

Of Stats and Bats: An Opinion   by J.P.Stanco Wow, this article is a minefield of statistics versus memories versus intangibles. All three elements deserve a great deal of consideration. Stats, including virtually all “modern stats” are very good measuring instruments...