… Some days, it rains.
The Yankees have been at this for years. A big bat comes on the free-agent market. They throw gobs of money at the batter. Then they sign another guy and another guy who will hit .280 with 30 home runs. Meanwhile, the Yankees starting rotation hobbles along with rent-a-wrecks. Sometimes those aging veterans have a [...]
Slop. That’s how I would characterize the MLB standings and these rankings. Only one team, Philadelphia, has better than a two-game lead in its division. Boston leads New York by two in the American League East. Nobody else leads by more than a game. The Brewers, Braves and Cardinals all have 40 wins. All of [...]
Well, if it’s something ending in -day, you can be assured the New York Mets are wasting money. On the heels of paying $6 million for the privilege of allowing Luis Castillo to play for the division-rival Phillies (though given Castillo’s robust 68 OPS+ last year, I’m not sure the Mets are doing the Phils [...]