Category Archives: kansas city royals

Back in the Race, in a New York Minute

Posted on August 28, 2016 by vzbaseball

Ronald Torreyes, Wilmer Flores, and Asdrubal Cabrera bring the Gotham squads to the precipice of respectability–and the vaunted Wild Card. Asdrubal has, in a low-key-veteran way, led the Mets this season, and it’s perhaps no surprise that he was out … Continue reading →

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Will He Stay or Will CarGo?

Posted on July 25, 2016 by vzbaseball

Before Carlos González of Maracaibo, Andres Galarraga of Caracas captured the hearts of Colorado fans, winning the first-ever MLB batting title by a criollo and playing five standout seasons. With a chance at becoming one of the all-time franchise greats, … Continue reading →

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Cookie and the King, on the border

Posted on July 21, 2016 by vzbaseball

The outside world invades our sporting entertainment: on Colombian Independence Day, tens of thousands of Venezuelans are thankful to the neighbors for opening the border for a short period and allowing them to buy the household necessities which are nonexistent … Continue reading →

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As the July 12 All-Star Break approaches, we take a look at Venezuelans who’ve been noteworthy, for better or worse, this season: Good: Jose  Altuve, Houston. After a slightly slow start the mighty mite of Maracay is posting MVP-like numbers, … Continue reading →

Posted on July 3, 2016 by vzbaseball | Leave a comment

Opening Days and Nights

Posted on April 5, 2016 by vzbaseball

MLB has probably trademarked the phrases Opening Day, Opening Night, and Opening Weekend. Let’s have a quick look at the first couple of days of baseball season. Félix Hernández started his ninth opening day for the Mariners, a number which … Continue reading →

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Keep on the Sunny (South) Side

Posted on March 31, 2016 by vzbaseball

The Chicago White Sox finished fourth out of five teams in the AL Central last season, 10 games under .500, 19 games behind the champion Royals, and a scant one game ahead of last-place Detroit. For Southside outfielder Avisail García, … Continue reading →

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Applause! Applause!

Posted on January 14, 2015 by vzbaseball

Now’s the time when the LVBP gives out its annual awards. And you thought the Golden Globes was cool. Odubel Herrera, late of the Tiburones de la Guaira and soon to be a Philadelphia Phillie, was named Rookie of the Year … Continue reading →

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JESÚS Loves Me, Yes I Know: Last Night in Caracas

Posted on December 9, 2014 by vzbaseball

The beginning and the end. The alpha and the omega. Old friends and new aquaintences.  A steamy Saturday night in Caracas with a frigid Monday morning awaiting me in New York. So we reach the end of this two-week chapter … Continue reading →

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Bob Abreu: the Lion in Winter

Posted on December 6, 2014 by vzbaseball

Two years ago Bob Abreu ate himself out of a Major League job. He returned with Leones of Caracas in 2013-14, enough to get him a spot on the New York Mets roster, where he acted as mentor to young Valenciano … Continue reading →

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A Hall of Fame, A Life Well Lived

Posted on December 3, 2014 by vzbaseball

To view Carlos Daniel Cardenas’ life as a tragedy would be missing the point. It’s not how long you live, but how much. To live only 20 years, but to fulfil one’s passion–that truly is living. In Carlos Daniel’s name … Continue reading →

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