World Cup did remind me of something
I didn’t watch the World Cup much. I briefly watched some of Team USA’s games. The hype was hard to avoid, and certainly the uproar after the U.S. team was eliminated was hard to ignore.It reminded me of one thing.The way we operate youth sports gets…
The Pirates are contenders and management should act like it
The Pittsburgh Pirates have the best offense in their team history.The Pittsburgh Pirates are tied for most runs scored in baseball. A few offensive statistical updates at the All-Star break. Just as we all expected going into this season #…
I’m Hot and I’m Cranky
I spent the last week here in Central Pennsylvania suffering through a week of unbearable 100 degree days. Stifling. Miserable. Unpleasant.The heat made me cranky. Crabby. Even cantankerous.While in that negative frame of mind consuming my days, it got…
Halfway Home
As we get ready to celebrate the Fourth of July for the 250th time, baseball is racing in to the second half of the season.Perfect.Baseball, apple pie, and all that. Talking baseball sure beats the idiotic hot dog eating contest.It is a great time to re-…
Behind the Mask
Back in the “good ol’ days” there seemed to be local sports legends oozing out of every small town nook and cranny in America. Mexico, PA, was no exception. The latest census recorded 398 people residing in this tiny hamlet. It is one of many small towns…
The more things change…
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a changed team this year.The results? Not so much.You know what they say. The more things change, the more they stay the same.There are only four teams with worse records than the Pirates in the National League. It is also true…
Hypocritical Irony, I tell you
Hypocritical is defined by the fine folks at Merriam-Webster as: behavior that contradicts what one believes or feels.Irony is defined by those same folks as: the use of words to express something other than or the opposite of the literal meaning.We had…
Cap it off
I am so happy I am almost giddy.Fans of the Pirates, Rays, Brewers, Royals, Indians, and more should be rejoicing. No, not because the players association made their initial offer towards a new collective bargaining agreement —a ridiculous offer at that…
Memorial Day Baseball
Memorial Day is the unofficial start to summer.The temperatures start to heat up and so do the pennant races in Major League Baseball.Memorial Day also means one third of the season is gone. It seems like an appropriate time to analyze things on the…
