Mike Harrington
Inside Baseball: Rivera adds to his large legacy
NEW YORK — You can run down the list and see the difference. Start with Joe Nathan
and Jonathan Papelbon. Move to Ryan Franklin and Huston Street. Then came Brian Fuentes and
Jonathon Broxton. Throw in a smidge of Brad Lidge. (Updated: 11/07/09 11:03 PM )
Inside Baseball: Lee trade helped Francisco, too
PHILADELPHIA — Back in April, former Buffalo Bisons star
Ben Francisco became the answer to a trivia question when he scored the first run in
the new Yankee Stadium. He told me after that game he didn't realize the significance until
his phone was flooded with text messages when he came into the clubhouse. (Updated: 11/02/09 1:17 AM )
Inside Baseball: Cuban pitching phenom will ignite a bidding war
While the big games continue on the field, there's a huge one playing out off the field as
well. You've probably never heard the name Aroldis Chapman but by this time next year,
you may know all about him. (Updated: 10/25/09 12:33 AM )
Inside Baseball: No need for a Fall Classic in November
NEW YORK — There were huge cheers Friday night in Yankee Stadium when the
borough-sized HD Jumbotron showed a video montage of the franchise's best moments in ALCS
history. One of the biggest roars came as Aaron Boone's 11th-inning home run off Red
Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield soared into the left-field stands to win Game Seven of
the 2003 ALCS. (Updated: 10/18/09 12:12 AM )
It’s Pujols, then who knows for awards
The postseason is just heating up but the balloting is over for baseball’s major awards. There are some slam-dunk choices (see Pujols, Albert) and plenty of interesting discussion to be had in some of the categories. In particular, there is going to be some intense debate this year over the Cy Young Awards in both leagues. (Updated: 10/11/09 7:18 AM )
Power Rankings / Mike Harrington’s ranks all 30 MLB teams
(Final regular season rankings. Last week in parentheses) (Updated: 10/11/09 7:18 AM )
Inside Baseball: It's Pujols, then who knows for awards
The postseason is just heating up but the balloting is over for baseball's major awards.
There are some slam-dunk choices (see Pujols, Albert) and plenty of interesting discussion to
be had in some of the categories. In particular, there is going to be some intense debate this
year over the Cy Young Awards in both leagues. (Updated: 10/11/09 12:03 AM )
Dice-K just one of many Red Sox pitching worries
Wasn’t it just a couple of months ago the Red Sox were talking about a six-man rotation? Now it seems, to borrow the old Milwaukee Braves adage, that they’re down to Josh Beckett and Jon Lester and pray for rain. (Updated: 08/09/09 6:21 AM )
Power Rankings / Mike Harrington ranks all 30 MLB teams
(Through Thursday’s games; most recent in parentheses) (Updated: 08/09/09 6:21 AM )
Should Jays, Tribe wave white flag for 2010 now?
TORONTO—The trade deadline comes Friday and you’re going to see the usual deals of a big-money player from a bad team going to a contender (Matt Holliday from Oakland to St. Louis). That’s especially true in the case of a player like Holliday, who is going to be a free agent after the season anyway. Oakland got a nice haul of prospects for a guy it would have never re-signed. (Updated: 07/26/09 7:07 AM )
‘T. O. Show’ is a television train wreck
The clock was approaching 10 p. m. Monday. The cable box was tuned to Channel 61. I got my popcorn ready. I was diving in full bore. (Updated: 08/24/09 3:40 PM )
MannybeingManny gets free pass in Tinseltown
He just returned to his home park Thursday and I’m officially sick of the Manny Ramirez love fest already. Hey, folks in Mannywood: He cheated. Put that fact under your fake dreadlocks and ponder it. (Updated: 07/19/09 11:41 AM )
Power Rankings /Mike Harrington ranks all 30 MLB teams
(Through Thursday’s games; last week in parentheses) (Updated: 07/19/09 11:42 AM )
Waterlogged Yankees are stuck in a pickle
The situation in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre has become an utter embarrassment for officials of the Triple-A Yankees and the International League. PNC Field is only 20 years old and it’s falling apart, with studies showing it needs $13 million in upgrades and really should be replaced. Now a month’s worth of rain has rendered the field a disaster area, and the Bisons are meeting the Yankees this weekend in Syracuse rather than Moosic, Pa. (Updated: 07/13/09 12:55 AM )
Power Rankings /Mike Harrington ranks all 30 MLB teams
(Through Thursday’s games; last week in parentheses) (Updated: 07/12/09 6:49 AM )
