Which Way Does Davey Johnson’s Second Act Go?

July 5, 2013 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

Davey Johnson was Manager of the Year in 2012 because he brought out the best in a team few picked to win much of anything. Patience and quiet confidence in his players worked those wonders. But this year that same enduring belief in his players has become equal parts tragedy and comedy. Not comedy as […]

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Trying to Focus on the Positives

March 22, 2011 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

At his best Nyjer Morgan is a scrappy, prototypical lead off guy. Â Diminutive in size, he plays with grit and determination. He hurt himself sliding head-first into second base one too many times a season ago. But in 2010 he committed a multitude of sins, not the greatest of which was running into the Cardinal […]

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