By Hal Bock. Now that Harold Baines has been elected to the Hall of Fame (Harold Baines? Really?) it might be a good time for the committee voters who slipped him in Cooperstown’s back door to consider the credentials of Gil Hodges. After serving with the Marines in the Pacific during World War II and…Continue Reading Bock’s Score 1/28/19 — Gil Hodges Deserves HOF Call
Bock’s Score 1/16/19 – Hey, Coach Belichick, Why the Face?
By Hal Bock. Why does Bill Belichick always look like he has a stomach ache? Get this man a bottle of Pepto-Bismol. Make it extra strength. No matter what is happening on the field with his New England Patriots, Belichick’s face is set in a permanent grimace. Win regular season games, win playoff games, win…Continue Reading Bock’s Score 1/16/19 – Hey, Coach Belichick, Why the Face?
Bock’s Score 12/26/18 – Ruth’s Prowess Can’t Be ‘Diss’missed
By Hal Bock. If only Babe Ruth could look down on baseball today and listen to the observations of some modern players about the game he dominated, the Babe would enjoy a huge belly laugh. Ruth, of course, is baseball royalty, a slugger of legendary proportions who hit 714 home runs, the third most in…Continue Reading Bock’s Score 12/26/18 – Ruth’s Prowess Can’t Be ‘Diss’missed