The Art of the Save

The Art of the Save:   In 1959, journalist Jerome Holtzman created a new statistic to measure the effectiveness of relief pitchers in Major League Baseball: the save. A save is earned by pitching at least one inning without surrendering a lead of three runs or fewer, or by pitching the final three innings while […]

The Light That Broke The Darkness

THE LIGHT THAT BROKE THE DARKNESS   A baseball game changes the moment the stadium lights flip on. One second the field is swallowed in shadows; the next, everything is visible. The game makes sense again—you can see the hops, the angles, the routes. Light brings clarity and confidence. Christmas is God doing the same […]