Astros Hit Bottom in July
August 3, 2013 by Bill Gilbert · 1 Comment
The Astros picked up their first July win on July 3 and closed out the month with an 11-0 win over Baltimore on July 31. However, they only won four games in between resulting in a 6-18 record for the month, the worst in the major leagues. The Astro finished the month with a record […]
The Nationals a Team That Is Less Than the Sum of the Parts
August 2, 2013 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
Drew Storen’s demotion to Syracuse has caused more soul searching among Washington Nationals aficionados than it deserved. Storen’s ERA was 5.23 at the end of April and while he labored to get his groove back, lowering the ERA to 3.86 at the end of June, he melted down in July and when he was sent […]
The Loneliness of the Game:the Manager
June 1, 2012 by Andrés Pascual · Leave a Comment
In 1989, shortly before being suspended from duties as manager, Pete Rose stated: “managing is much harder than playing, sitting there, observing everything, responsible for everything and alone, helpless…” It is true, because in baseball, when a club wins it is the players, but when they lose, 98 % of the time it is the […]
