They appeared to get a foot in the door, but the party bouncer stepped in, blocked their way and tossed them out on their ear. The Yankees won two games of their three-game series and dealt the Red Sox a serious setback.
The outcome of that series was reminiscent of the series the teams played the first three days of May. The Yankees won all three games of that series and dropped the Red Sox …
As a paragon of consistency, Trout hasn’t received the flavor-of-the-month coverage he earned as a rookie, but he was certainly the flavor of choice for writers after the All-Star game. Jayson Stark gave my favorite description, calling Trout “the best player in the cosmos” and his All-Star teammates as “mere mortals.”
Especially coming on the night that Major League Baseball honored the top players from each franchise’s history, it was fitting to see Trout receive the hyperbolic adulation inspired by the sport’s legends. But I have to ask …
Selig would deny it was a mistake even though Rose’s appearance at Turner Field in Atlanta triggered a wild ovation and weeks-long speculation that Rose would be reinstated and loud calls for his reinstatement. Rose had applied for reinstatement two years earlier, and his rare on-field appearance encouraged his supporters to intensify their efforts.
Selig wouldn’t call it a mistake because he shut his ears and eyes to their clamor and continued to ignore them and Rose.
The timing of this Rose on-field appearance could make a difference …
