Brenna Oricoli is a student in my Baseball and Statistics class at Quinnipiac University. Please read and enjoy her account of what it was like to have a brother take part in the Little League World Series. Even though they did not win the World Series see how her brother’s team from Fairfield Connecticut won …
The blog that follows was written by Patrick Johnson, a student in my Baseball and Statistics course given at Quinnipiac University where I am a Professor in the Mathematics Department. I would be interested in your take on the controversy involving the Jackie Robinson West Little League Team. Jackie Robinson West (JRW), an all-African American …
The expression that good pitching will defeat good hitting has always been true in baseball. Instead of chasing top free agent pitchers Max Scherzer, Jon Lester, and James Shields, the Yankees decided to stand pat with their 2015 starting pitchers. The only guy they brought in was Nathan Eovaldi via trade. Gone from the 2014 …
First, I would like to thank Marty, William, and Jose for commenting on my last Blog in which I criticized the new baseball commissioner’s idea of making the defensive shift illegal. All three agreed with me that this will not solve the problem and can actually hurt the game of baseball. In reading the comments …
As I have said in many of my blog postings baseball follows me wherever I go. It was Dec. 15, 2014, my wife Tara and I were at the Bradley Airport in CT, on line waiting to board our plane. The woman behind us and my wife looked at each other and thought they knew …
As Trent McCann was growing up, his grandfather would tell him many stories about his own youth. Some of these stories involved famous sports celebrities. Since his grandfather recently passed away, Trent wanted to share with everyone the unplanned afternoon his grandfather spent with Babe Ruth, so that the little piece of history his grandfather …
As the 2014 draws to a close, I wish to take this opportunity to thank all my readers for supporting my baseball blog. The blog has just passed 500,000 views. Also, I would like to thank all of you who wrote postings for my blog or contributed suggestions for my blog. Congratulations to the 10 …
Derek Jeter has manned the shortstop position for two decades. Jeter often referred to as “The Captain” represented Yankee royalty. His heir apparent named Didi Gregorious, acquired by way of trade from Arizona on December 5, was made a knight in his home island of Curacao in 2011. His knighthood was earned after performing well …
Jack Dolan was with the ABC-TV Network Sports Dept. (then called Sports Programs, Inc.) in New York City from 1963-65 and had a couple of titles: Production Assistant and Associate Producer. Most of his work assignments were with “ABC’s Wide World of Sports” program, but some were with ABC Sports specials. So you might want to …
It is now December 10th and I just heard the bad news − for Yankee fans like myself − that the White Sox will sign David Robertson to a four year $46 million dollar contract and the Cubs have just signed Jon Lester to a 6-year $155 million contract. A week ago the Yankees signed the …