Just wanted to post a few quick notes before I return to the travelogue. First of all, trivia! Last time I posed the question about the...

On Sunday our destination was Cooperstown, the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame. We started out early, with our usual discussions and...

As we boarded the bus on Saturday morning, I could imagine Old Blue Eyes singing “Start spreading the news…”. We were heading to New...

We gathered in the hotel lobby, prepared to head to Washington DC. There were two buses with about 40 people on each one. Each one was...

Today I will be beginning an eight part summary of a great baseball tour that I recently completed. For several years I have had a goal...

I didn’t really mean to be silent the whole month of June - it just worked out that way. One thing that occupied a lot of my time was a...

The Rangers called up last year’s minor league player of the year, Alejandro Osuna, this weekend and he was in the starting lineup for...

It’s time for some quick comments about recent events in the wide world of sports. Derek Shelton was fired by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He...

That was too easy, but I couldn’t resist. Cooper Flagg to be drafted by the Mavericks. Wow. A couple of weeks ago I was discussing the...

By now you know that Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred issued a ruling that a Lifetime Ban from baseball ceases to exist after the death...

Coot Putley has been in the Witless Protection Plan, and has not posted for a while, but I finally located him and obtained the season...

After being out of town for the better part of the last two weeks, we’ll get back on track with our forecast for the American League...

We now turn our attention to the Junior Circuit. The American League East has generally been regarded as MLB’s toughest division. There...

As the Putley picks continue we take a look at the Wild, Wild Western division of the National League. Four out of five teams should...

We continue with the Putley picks for the National League Central. This division is extremely difficult to predict. I honestly feel like...

As promised it’s time to reveal Putley’s Picks. These are the predictions that I decided on at the start of the season, and I am...

Sleepless in Seattle was a pretty good movie. Winless in Seattle is a nightmare. The Rangers just finished a three day trip to The...

Watch for my baseball predictions over the next few days. I’ll discuss each division and reveal what my crystal ball is showing. In the...

Seven games in seven days to start the Ranger season. If I wanted to resort to an easy pun I could say that seven days makes one weak,...

I know it’s April, but they’re still calling the NCAA Basketball Championship Tournaments March Madness. As we prepare for the men’s...