I didn’t see the home run, but it apparently awed those who did. Falling only a row or two rows short of exiting Safeco Field, something no ball has done in the park’s 18-year history, the home run was definitely old Judge. By old, I don’t mean age – Judge turned 25 three months ago – but the Judge who hit the season slugging.
We have not often, if ever, seen Judge’s kind of start to a rookie season …
Molina did what? He took a picture? On the field? In the sixth inning? What kind of game were they playing?
It was unusual, to be sure. But Cruz obviously felt liberated and acted on that feeling. The All-Star game was no longer linked to the World Series with the winning league’s pennant winner getting home field advantage.
The foolish idea, a Bud Selig creation in cahoots with FOX, existed for 14 years. It was quietly laid to rest …
Written by Bill Shaikin, the article appeared in the June 30 edition of The Los Angeles Times under the headline, “Major League Baseball is ‘failing’ in its attempt to increase front-office diversity and the issue could get worse.”
It was brought to my attention by a reader of this site, who obviously has read a column or two that I have written on the subject.
As if the lack of minority hiring weren’t bad enough, Commissioner Rob Manfred makes it worse by talking about …
