Faith and Fear in Flushing

Sunday we turned back time, logistically one hour, mentally about 57 years and a couple of weeks. When we heard that Jerry Koosman had passed away at the age of 83, we instinctively wound our ballological clocks to October 16, 1969, a Thursday afte...

In retrospect, one wonders why so many teams scrambled to make the playoffs in 2026 when the outcome of those playoffs appears so inevitable in retrospect. If the goal was to simply qualify to play more baseball, that’s admirable (more baseball sounds fantastic knowing the sun is about to set a lot sooner and a lockout is about to set in soon). If the goal was to win a champi...

I was a ball of instincts 40 years ago tonight at that moment Marty Barrett swung through strike three from Jesse Orosco to end the seventh game of the 1986 World Series in favor of the New York Mets.

Instinctively, I had to confirm for myself that this was really happening. Judging by the jubilation at Shea Stadium very much on the television screen in front of me, it...

What’s good for the goose may be good for the gander, but what’s grist for the Grid didn’t do the Guardians any good this week. That’s my way of saying my recent exploration of Mets who were Brewers/Brewers who were Mets and how the...

My primary rule for playing Sports Reference’s Immaculate Grid — my “self-imposed gamification,” as it’s been called — is I have to fill every box that can be filled by a Met with a Met. Does the Grid call for a Phillie who also played for the Pirates? Then I have to...