by Bob Harkins | May 18, 2020 | General
Cancer is an odd thing. Even when you think you’ve got it beat, you can never really be sure. I know people who have fought it off for years, going through round after round of chemo, beating the nasty thing back time after time and carrying on with life. I also lost...
by Bob Harkins | Mar 30, 2020 | Major League Baseball
These are uncertain times for baseball, for the sports world, and for life in general. When I go out in my neighborhood for walks, I get smiles and waves and polite nods from a safe distance. Run into people I know and I get – and give – offers of help. When I scroll...
by Bob Harkins | Mar 17, 2020 | Major League Baseball
There are no Major League Baseball games to analyze. No moves to grade. No progress on which to report. As someone who loves baseball, this is a sad development. As a human who values the health of myself and others, it’s also, in my opinion, the prudent course of...
by Bob Harkins | Feb 24, 2020 | Major League Baseball
It’s hard to believe, but we’re already in the thick of spring training. And while most of the discussion around MLB continues to focus on the Houston Astros and their incredible inability to properly apologize, there are some actual games to prepare for, and I for...
by Bob Harkins | Feb 9, 2020 | Major League Baseball
Whatever is going on in Boston, the fiasco surrounding the Mookie Betts trade is not the most auspicious start for Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom, not to mention the continuing legacy of General Manager Brian O’Halloran, President Sam Kennedy and the rest of the...
