Buck Showalter

It feels like just yesterday that the New York Mets had orchestrated a coup, signing Carlos Correa, and putting the other 29 clubs on notice that there’s a new titan of spending in the Northeastern Corridor. Then Correa failed his physical,…

Mad Max had a day to forget, but the Mets aren’t out just yetImage: Getty ImagesEvery lower seed but Tampa won on the opening day of the 2022 MLB playoffs. The Guardians, Phillies, Mariners, and Padres all hold 1-0 advantages and could send…

Image: Getty ImagesThis is a two-horse race, and while Atlanta’s Michael Harris is the favorite to win the award currently (-320 odds), I’m giving the edge to Spencer Strider. Strider’s impeccable mustache is the main reason I’m leaning in…

Shohei Ohtani (l.) and Mike TroutPhoto: Getty ImagesTwo weeks ago, the Los Angeles Angels were on top of the world. They had the best record in the AL West. Mike Trout was healthy and playing at the level we’ve come to expect. Shohei Ohtani…

This seems...suboptimal.Image: Getty ImagesPete Alonso’s two-run walkoff homer in the 10th inning Thursday improved the New York Mets’ record to 26-14, which is good for the second-most wins in baseball and a six-and-a-half-game lead in the…

The balls are bad again.Image: Getty ImagesRemember when the NBA tried new basketballs, and the response was so overwhelmingly negative that the league switched back to the old balls midseason? If you fall into the Venn diagram of baseball…

Shohei Ohtani homered twice to bail out manager Joe Maddon.Image: Getty ImagesThere are a couple of key questions in baseball over the past several years that regularly intersect: “Why can’t the Angels win anything when they have Mike Trout…

Buck is back in the big leaguesImage: Associated Press (AP)If it feels a bit like the end times lately, that feeling probably isn’t helped by the New York Mets — yes, the New York Mets — conducting themselves as a competent organization…

RA Dickey swallowed his pride, switched the knuckleball in 2005 and won the NL Cy Young in 2012.Illustration: Getty ImagesThe knuckleball might not be dead, but it’s certainly on life support. There are only two active players who’ve…