Yankees stumble, Mets pick themselves up
The birds are chirping, winter coats are tucked away in their closets and I got my first sunburn of 2015. That can only mean one thing: it’s time for baseball!…
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One team, one goal: Liberty League Championship or bust
Hopes are high for the Vassar Baseball team this 2015 season. Last year the baseball team saw its best winning record, finishing the 2014 season with a 19-14 spread. Coming…
Little League addresses real big issues
Last Wednesday, the governing body of the famous youth baseball program, Little League, punished the reigning U.S. National Champion for geographical recruiting violations, stripping the team of its championship title.…
Accolades herald end of MLB season
Facing baseball withdrawal? The season officially ended last week, as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Kansas City Royals in game seven of the World Series. And the next Major…
MLB Wild Card games injustice to teams
2,600 miles may separate Oakland, California and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but that didn’t stop the same cloud of disappointment from covering both cities as Major League Baseball’s postseason came into town…
Masterful pitching defines MLB
Baseball may still be in a state of flux after the fallout from the steroid era, because there are no longer muscle-bound hitters smashing balls over fences as the earth…
Jeter’s exit denotes changing era
Barring a late season run, this September will be Derek Jeter’s last month playing professional baseball. Jeter, the physical embodiment of the New York Yankees and Yankee Pride for the…
Senior Zaziski’s performance highlighted in annual stats
Opposing teams game plan around Vassar College’s very own number three hitter, senior infielder Brett Zaziski, who forces Liberty League opponents to change the way they think and strategize about…
Only best of MLB merit contracts
The 2014 Major League Baseball season is finally underway. While offseason trades and signings are bound to shake up the standings this year, it seems the size of the contracts…
High expectations for baseball season ahead
Coming off a season in which the team qualified for the Liberty League tournament for the first time in school history, expectations are at an all-time high for the 2014…