If you like the underdog you
must be the happiest person
on earth today a day after
the Florida Marlins took the
Yankees in 6 games in the
2003 World Series.

By Amaury Pi-González [Read more →]

While waiting for rain to slacken up one’s thoughts turn first to Soriano who is having what is probably the worst post season any player has had in recent or not so recent memory. At this point he has struck out twenty two times. He has absolutely no clue. He is behind the count 0 and 2 or 1 and 2 on every occasion he is called upon to bat. When he falls behind in the count you know that a strike out is coming up. He hasn’t hit a ball to the outfield,it seems, in his last twenty or so appearances. [Read more →]

The New York Yankees with all
the history in the world, the
most recognized team on the
face of the earth will face a
team that is ten years old
and has one World Series.
To go against the Yankees
here is suicide. But remember,
this is baseball.

By Amaury Pi-González [Read more →]

The Florida Marlins beat the Giants
and then beat the Cubs to make it
to their second World Series since
their birth in 1993. But in Miami
they have a very small fan base
and no new stadium is in the
making and yes, this is a franchise
in serious trouble.

By Amaury Pi-González [Read more →]

For a few hours yesterday the joy reigned supreme. It appeared that all of Chicago was caught up in the wonder of it all. The Cubs, who hadn’t been in a World Series since 1945 and who hadn’t won one since 1908 were slowly and steadily pulling in front of the Marlins. By the time the seventh inning ended they had six outs remaining and the celebrations could commence, although 40,000 fans at the park and who knows how many thousands who couldn’t get in, had been celebrating since the first run was scored in the first inning.

Click below for another fine essay by Ed Stern [Read more →]

Before getting into a discussion of just how much testosterone is displayed by American League pitchers when throwing at the heads of batters, a brief word or two about the present state of the playoffs this Monday morning.

Click below for an excellent analysis, thanks for the contribution Ed,
Marty [Read more →]

The baseball year is over for the Giants and the postmortems begin. The wise men in the local press are in print, saying the “Giants are a flawed team” or, in the words of a writer not widely known for his appreciation or basic understanding of the game, “the worst week of baseball ever in these parts.” Let’s try and put things in some reasonable perspective. [Read more →]

So, the Giants felt short to an exciting
and young Florida Marlins team while
the Athletics for the ninth time
failed to close a playoff series.
In my humble opinion Sabean
Ball and Beane Ball needs a lot
of changes.

By Amaury Pi-González [Read more →]

It is a little premature but
there is an old saying in the
Spanish language:
“soñar no cuesta nada”
(it doesn’t cost anything
to dream).

By Amaury Pi-González
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Last night’s game, with the Giants winning against Houston’s supposedly invincible bullpen, provided a few meaningful reflections. This was the opening game of the penultimate series of the season. It was more important for the Astros than the Giants. The Astros are fighting for a division win. The wild card being out of reach. The Giants are fighting only for home field advantage. Nevertheless, the Giants were not about to roll over. [Read more →]