DAN LOVALLO

BROADCASTER, PODCASTER

Competitive balance at stake

Competitive balance is at stake in Major League Baseball. Don’t think so? Well how do you explain the Tampa Bay Rays beating the Baltimore Orioles 18 of 19 games in 2021? Before MLB expands, and I believe they will, they must address this issue or risk becoming...

Yankees went Hollywood sixty years ago

The New York Yankees went Hollywood sixty years ago this week. In the midst of the historic home run race between teammates Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, as the two chased Babe Ruth’s then single-season home run mark of 60, the Bronx Bombers were in Los Angeles...

Connecticut golf course bans unvaccinated

The Canaan Country Club, a golf course located in the northwest corner of Connecticut, is banning all those not vaccinated for COVID-19. This includes all golfers, according to what I was told, when I talked to a person in the course’s pro shop. Proof that you have...

NL Standings 58 years ago

MLB’s National League standings 58 years ago are fascinating to read. At the close of play on Aug. 23, 1963 the top eight clubs had winning records. Even the last place New York Mets had 40 wins, the same total they had in 1962 in their first season of play....

Field of Dreams game a ratings grand slam but…

The Field of Dreams game between the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox on Aug. 12 turned out to be a ratings grand slam for FOX Sports. Nearly six million viewers watched the game, the highest rating for a regular season baseball telecast on the network since...