Johnny Pesky
“It’s such a simple game, and it’s so hard to play.” Pesky sure made the game look easy, as he led the league in hits as the Red Sox shortstop his first 3 full seasons in the majors.
Author Archives: Johnny Lumsden
Rick Renteria, a Safe Pick for White Sox Manager
Clearly the White Sox were a competitive team for quite some time this season, but couldn’t hold it together to get into the postseason. They had the team on paper going into the 2016 campaign, and looked like it through May, but it ended in Robin Ventura leaving because he must have known he was on the hot seat. Pretty much the very next day, the bench coach, Rick Renteria was hired to replace Ventura. However, Renteria is not the right fit to get the Sox back into October ball. The White Sox were clearly one of the best teams Continue reading Rick Renteria, a Safe Pick for White Sox Manager
Keith Hernandez
“If everyone threw like that, I don’t think this game would make it. It would be too damned boring.” The great Mets’ first baseman of the 80’s on how dominate of a pitcher Mike Scott of the Astros was in 1986, when he dominated the Mets and won the Cy Young as one of the greatest pitching seasons in history.
Wild Card Predictions/Breakdown
ALWC With both starting pitchers (Chris Tillman and Marcus Stroman) not pitching their best right now, both might give up at least 3 runs, as both offenses are lethal. It will come down to a battle of the bullpens. O’s: Need to score at least 4 runs either be at down by no more than 2 runs going into the 7th inning or up by at least 1 run, as they have one of the best bullpens in the league. Jays: Need to get out in front by running up the score, then the crowd should do the rest. 5-3 Continue reading Wild Card Predictions/Breakdown