Mahasset
Manhasset Enters 2021 With a Great Problem to Have
Four games per week. Seven innings each game. Many teams all over Long Island are struggling with piecing together that many innings from their pitching staffs that are young and/or inexperienced. Manhasset is one of the few teams that enter 2021 with the opposite problem. Head Coach Mark Giardino stated they have seven pitchers that have great stuff and that they’re confident in to get outs. “To be honest, with the staff we have, we will determine our pitching rotation game-to-game,” said Giardino. “The first week we are going to try to get as many guys on the mound as possible,” he added. They will open up against Glen Cove, before a bye week leads them into a showdown against Division. Jake Moss (Manhasset 2022) up to 90 MPH with an average FB velocity of 8...
Opinion: Let the Kids Play
by Jasper Abrahams No other sport has as many unwritten rules and it seems like there will always be players and fans that will continue to be 100% for or against these rules for as long as the game is played. San Diego Padres’ star Fernando Tatis Jr. was at the plate with the bases loaded in the eighth inning with the Padres up 10-3. Tatis Jr., is one of the most talented superstars in the game, especially known for his skills at shortstop and at the plate. He carries himself with extreme confidence and typically nothing phases the energetic young bull. Tatis Jr. was well ahead in the 3-0 count when he swung at the next pitch. He slammed a fastball, hurled by Juan Nicasio of the Texas Rangers, deep into the stands for a grand slam home run. This is when trouble started. According to the u...
