You’ve heard of Christmas in July. For whatever reason, I’m feeling a bit feisty at the moment, so we’re going to draw from that inspiration but go in the opposite direction. Here before we get to the ranking, it’s Festivus in June. That is to say, there are a few teams here that are going …
They had been sizing each other up for 3 hours and 59 minutes, jabbing and clutching and countering. They’d both made stirring comebacks. They’d both blown leads. Now, as the clock struck 5:10 p.m. in the west and 8:10 p.m. in the east, a rookie Mets pitcher named Adonis Medina reached back for an extra …
Mets prove they truly belong among NL’s best with gritty wins over Dodgers Read More »
LOS ANGELES — The connective tissues stretch all the way across the country and back again, binding Brooklyn, Los Angeles and Queens. Through the years, through all the true bounces and bad hops and yellowed pages, the contents of this baseball triangle remain snugly bound. Main characters recede and others emerge, and then it repeats …
A ‘Steel Cable’ That Connects the Mets to the Dodgers Read More »
For the Pittsburgh Pirates to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers in four of five games — such as they have done this season — everything must be just right. In the Pirates’ second consecutive victory against the National League’s best team – a 5-3 victory Tuesday night in front of a noisy crowd of 52,686 …
Mitch Keller, 4 relief pitchers lead Pirates to 2nd consecutive victory against Dodgers Read More »
