Bob Klapisch, Author at Valley News

FILE - In this May 23, 2017, file photo, New York Yankees Aaron Judge reacts after drawing a walk in a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium in New York. This time last year, Aaron Judge had played exactly zero big-league games. The New York Yankees' rookie slugger is now an All-Star and MVP hopeful. Big things are happening for one of baseball's biggest men. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Commentary: Baseball’s First-Half Best … and Worst

by Bob Klapisch The Record (Hackensack, N.J.)July 13, 2017

Not a summer goes by without some baseball story-line shaking out those can’t-miss picks and replacing them with real shockers. Be honest, did you think the Astros would be this good? Or that the Mets would be catastrophically bad? And that Aaron…

FILE - In this Aug. 16, 1979 file photo, Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver argues with third base umpire Steve Palermo, after Palermo ejected him during the second inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, in Baltimore. Weaver, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who won 1,480 games with the Baltimore Orioles, has died, the team announced Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013. He was 82. (AP Photo/File)

Commentary: Steve Palermo, An Umpire and Hero

by Bob Klapisch The Record (Hackensack, N.J.)May 20, 2017

New York Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard (34) delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Sunday, April 30, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Blame Everyone for Syndergaard Injury

by Bob Klapisch The Record (Hackensack, N.J.)May 2, 2017

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Drew Pomeranz, left, talks with pitching coach Carl Willis, second from right, during a mound conference in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Commentary: Time for Baseball to Pick Up the Pace

by Bob Klapisch The Record (Hackensack, N.J.)December 22, 2016