League Championship Series Preview

Ernie Harwell once said, “Baseball is a lot like life. It’s a day-to-day existence, full of ups and downs. You make the most of your opportunities in baseball as you do in life.” The late, great baseball announcer sure knew what he was talking about! As fans watched the 162 game season, each team saw…

WAR, What is it Good For?

In 1970, Edwin Starr had a #1 song called “War.” Many of us are most familiar with the famous refrain of “War, What is it good for – Absolutely nothing.” This phrase sums up my feelings on WAR in baseball as it becomes an increasingly popular term and measurement of a player’s value.   Since…

You Still Can’t Script October

As the MLB Division Series’ wrapped up last night, I was really happy to have seen so much exciting baseball in the first round. For the first time ever, all the match-ups went to 5 games…doesn’t get better than being winner take all. While some may say that the baseball season is too long, I…