Welcome to the first installment of a new weekly series taking a look at the happenings of Major League Baseball's "second season", otherwise known as the Hot Stove League. In this first week, I'm going to ease into things by simply giving a rundown of the major stories that are sure to make this off-season quite intriguing. Will MLB institute any major rules changes? With … [Read more...] about Cooking with Chas: A Weekly Look at What’s on the MLB Hot Stove
Tuesday with Smitty: Here’s to….
It is often said that when a team wins the coach gets too much of the credit and when a team loses - the coach gets way too much of the blame. But on the sidelines there is always a common denominator come win or loss, rain or shine. It is the fans.... and more importantly - the parents. While fans are there to cheer their favorite team on and can be fair-weathered - the … [Read more...] about Tuesday with Smitty: Here’s to….
Tuesdays with Smitty: Inaugural mailbag
Ladies and Gentlemen - tonight is the first edition of the Tuesday with Smitty mailbag. This mailbag seems to have a World Series theme to it. Which leads me to the question - What is up with World Series games starting at 8:37 PM EST? Seriously? If they started any later I might even miss the 1st inning. I did get a kick out of listening to Bob DuPuy stating "well the rain … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty: Inaugural mailbag
Tuesdays with Smitty- Breaking down the Fall Classic
Now that I am over my mourning of the end of the Red Sox season. Actually there wasn't any mourning. It was a "Ahh, well we gave it a good shot, just came up a little short", turned off the lights and went to sleep. I actually thought I would have been more broken up about it, but in the end I really believe that considering the injuries and turmoil - the Red Sox overachieved … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty- Breaking down the Fall Classic
Tuesdays with Smitty: Remembering a storied program
Over the weekend, somewhere in Western, NY, a young child was watching football with his Grandfather, when a commercial came on showing the preview for the upcoming movie “The Express” - a Walt Disney movie about the life of Ernie Davis. The kid while munching on popcorn takes in the preview, thinks for a couple of minutes, turns to his Grandfather and says, “Syracuse was good … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty: Remembering a storied program