by Ron Mock | Jun 12, 2020 | League Updates, Speculations, Uncategorized
The other day Melanie sent me a link to “Safe at Home in Late Capitalism,” which you can probably tell from the title is a review article by GF alum Ryan Lackey about The Cactus League, a baseball-themed novel by Emily Nemens. I read it right away —...
by Ron Mock | Mar 25, 2020 | League Updates, Speculations
From today’s Athletic, in an article by Ken Rosenthal and Jayson Stark: “In the meantime, with the season on hold, baseball is staring at an opportunity of sorts. An opportunity to devise a template unlike any other in the game’s history, in response...
by Ron Mock | Jul 18, 2019 | Old Detroit Blog, Speculations
BP got its stats up bright and early this morning. Does this mean an update from Jamie is imminent? Probably — he’s been doing a great job, and clearly monitors BP closely for its updates. But… Jon Gray struggled yesterday (5.3 ip, 6 er) and Joe...
by Ron Mock | Apr 5, 2019 | Old Detroit Blog, Speculations
According to the Dodgers’ broadcasters, the first cycle in Dodger history was by Dick “Oyster” Burns (see featured photo) in 1890 for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms… against the Pittsburgh Alleghenys! So when Matt Muncy came up in the top of the...
by Ron Mock | Mar 24, 2019 | League Updates, Speculations
So I have some questions about the EFL this year. I’ve listed several, with my speculations. I invite you to offer your own answers in the comments, and your own questions. Of the tall, lanky, hyped young outfielders who have struggled in the majors, which...
by Ron Mock | Mar 14, 2019 | Old Detroit Blog, Speculations, Want Ad
You’ve heard of influenza, and probably affluenza (afflictions of the chronically prosperous). I want to talk about “EFLuenza”: affluenza in the form it takes when it infects the EFL. In the olden days of the EFL, when I left the free agent draft...
