by Bob Harkins | Jan 26, 2020 | Major League Baseball
The sign-stealing scandal surrounding the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros cropped up again over the weekend, not because of any real new information that has come out, but because of a flood of new reactions to it. First, there was Justin Verlander, who in accepting...
by Bob Harkins | Dec 9, 2019 | Baltimore Orioles
As the offseason begins to really kick into gear with the Winter Meetings this week, there is one thing we can be sure of: The Baltimore Orioles will not be big players. Oh they’ll be active. Mike Elias will be working the phones, gathering information, shopping some...
by Bob Harkins | Oct 20, 2019 | Major League Baseball
When Jose Altuve sent Aroldis Chapman’s slider deep into the Houston night on Saturday, it did a number of things. First, it set the stage for Houston to enter the “dynasty discussion” if they can win a second World Series title in three seasons. Secondly, it showed...
by Bob Harkins | Oct 10, 2019 | Major League Baseball
It was about a week and a half ago that I previewed the MLB playoffs, and while it was fun to look ahead and attempt to envision how things would go, it’s always embarrassing to look back and see where you were wrong. This is why I wrote the line “predictions are...
by Bob Harkins | Oct 1, 2019 | Major League Baseball
Yes, we know the Baltimore Orioles are a long way from playoff contention. That’s OK because they have a plan, and it seems to be going the way it’s supposed to go so far. It might be a few years before the plan comes to fruition, but that’s what we all signed up for....
