The “Rites” of Spring: New York Baseball By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor The seven week countdown has started to opening day when the first pitch is thrown at Citi Field and a week later the Yankees get their turn in the […]
By William Coppola No other sport has a build up to their season like baseball. It takes us from the cold dreary days of winter, into the warmth of spring and then summer. A new season of baseball brings us […]
By William Coppola When I think of baseball in it’s simplest form, I have to look back to my days as a kid playing games like stoop ball, box ball or stickball. The development of eye-hand coordination happened here as […]
This date in 1973, the American League approved a three-year experiment to replace pitchers in the batting order with a designated hitter.
By William Coppola Where is the next generation of big league players coming from? What will the motivation to attend a baseball game come from in the next ten years? I guess you’d have to start with youth baseball. Or […]
By William Coppola Home run vs. Strikeout: Which does the fan prefer? Is it the thrill of the bomb clearing the fence? Or is the edge-of-your-seat thrill of the big swing slicing through the air and…hitting nothing but air? Last […]
By William Coppola Looking at the New York Mets, I see an organization filled with talented young pitchers at the Major League level. They have scouted and developed their pitchers very well. Just think of what the odds are in […]
This story was originally published on Outside Pitch MLB Just like in recent seasons, New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman doesn’t figure to be a huge factor in free agency. While it’s unlikely he won’t give out any Major League deals […]
By Chris Saunders When the Red Sox lost to the Cleveland Indians in the ALDS there was sadness and disappointment all wrapped up in one ball. With the retirement of David Ortiz, who was the face of the franchise […]
Appreciating the underappreciated Hiroki Kuroda By Steven Simineri One of the things always seemingly lost amidst Derek Jeter’s magical farewell in the Bronx was that the game also marked the end of veteran hurler Hiroki Kuroda’s career in the States. […]
Cleveland Indians beat Cubs 6-0 in Game 1 of World Series Dominant pitching by Cleveland Indians pitcher Corey Kluber and a 3-run home run in the 8th inning helped lead the Indians to a 6-0 win in the first […]
Three NY Yankees Prospects To Watch In 2017 By Christopher Saunders The August 1, 2016 trade deadline will likely end up being viewed as one of the most important turning points in recent NY Yankees history. For the previous two […]
Editor’s Note: William Coppola just completed his 40th year in the game of baseball. He has been a coach, instructor and last week completed his third season as an associate advanced scout with the Atlanta Braves organization. By William […]
Manager Joe Girardi has used 16 different relievers this year, none of which have stood out in a positive way.
Longtime scout Tom “T-Bone” Giordano meets the future at T M Baseball Academy By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor They sat in the office are of the T M Baseball Academy in the Bronx. The parents and some of the 250 or […]
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