Mark Kolier

Baseball has been on the back burner. Our daughter delivered our 1st grandchild - fantastic! I missed all of the All-Star weekend and game. No great loss apparently! Today's post: open.substack.com/pub/almostcoop… @ibwaa @sabr @threeinningfan @kallmanjeff @JeffCohen41 @writerstevens

Watching Yankees Dodgers with Hershiser, C. C. & Roger Clemens talking about pitching and baseball. Way better than most broadcasts. Worth it!

@TilMetsDoUsPart @SubwayToShea @threeinningfan @NL_Town @MarkCHealey @markkolier Episode #352 Talking Roberto Clemente and Duck Camo Dinners. Special Guest Co-Host Doug Scheiding bleav.com/shows/baseball…

If the #Yankees still had Luis Torrens, he'd be their starting catcher. Hmm.

#Dodgers are in NY at #Yankee Stadium for the weekend. 70 years ago 'Dem Bums' played games in New Jersey. Here's the story in my latest post: almostcooperstown.substack.com/p/when-the-dod… @IBWAA @sabr @threeinningfan @KallmanJeff @JeffCohen41 @writerstevens @DanEvans108

Talk about timing. Clearly 2026 seems to be over for the Mets.

The Terry Collins interview @TilMetsDoUsPart @SubwayToShea @threeinningfan @NL_Town @MarkCHealey @markkolier @ClaytonTrutor podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for…

#RedSox Willson Contreras last week became the 36th player to be thrown out of back-to-back games. Aren't you curious who the other ones are? Read my latest post: almostcooperstown.substack.com/p/getting-thro… @ibwaa @sabr @threeinningfan @kallmanjeff @jeffcohen41 @writerstevens @jaysonst

RIP "The Vulture"---mid-1960s relief ace Phil Regan, who earned the nickname from Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax . . . espn.com/mlb/story/_/id…

All-Star games are a relic from the past that live today. In this short from our podcast this week we talk about why the All-Star game even without stakes is still the best one. Check out the entire episode!

I'm half-watching @Mets games these days. In a lost seasons a 16-12 loss is way more entertaining than a 4-1 snoozer loss. I'll enjoy watching Soto, Benge, Ewing, Lindor (yes), and McClean, hope one of the other young pitchers makes some noise. And wait for next year.

While a #Mets fan, I think I was fair in writing about the top five starting pitchers in #Yankees history. You be the Judge. 😉 open.substack.com/pub/almostcoop… @IBWAA @sabr @threeinningfan @KallmanJeff @JeffCohen41 @writerstevens

A report came out last week that baseball flew further in June than in almost seven years. Balls were traveling 6 to 8 feet further. What gives? A short from our podcast this week. Check out the entire episode!

#Redosox Willson Contreras got thrown out of back-to-back games last week. How rare is that? Check out our latest episode! Listen: buzzsprout.com/1066072/episod… Watch: youtu.be/FcPp98AbcVI @ibwaa @sabr @threeinningfan @KallmanJeff @JeffCohen41 @writerstevens

#Phillies Zack Wheeler is the highest paid pitcher in MLB is not an All-Star. He should be. nytimes.com/athletic/74242…

@TilMetsDoUsPart @NL_Town @markkolier @threeinningfan @SubwayToShea podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bbq…

@JeffCohen41 @IBWAA @sabr @threeinningfan @KallmanJeff @writerstevens Agree. He'd have to be extraordinary for the next seven or eight seasons. Hard to do!

@markkolier @IBWAA @sabr @threeinningfan @KallmanJeff @writerstevens One dimensional player. Also an all or nothing player. But who knows when he is on the ballot.

He's a unicorn, always dangerous. But could Kyle Schwarber one day be a HOFer? His comp over their 1st 12 seasons of their careers w Moises Alou. Read my latest - almostcooperstown.substack.com/p/kyle-schwarb… @IBWAA @sabr @threeinningfan @KallmanJeff @JeffCohen41 @writerstevens

We can only hope things will go better than they have so far as both the players and owners have submitted silly proposals. A short from our podcast this week. Thanks for watching and check out the entire episode!

I dared to compare HOFer Frank Robinson to #Dodgers Mookie Betts. Read my latest post: almostcooperstown.substack.com/p/mookie-betts… @ibwaa @sabr @threeinningfan @KallmanJeff @JeffCohen41 @writerstevens