Matt Musico
Matt is a 25 year old college admissions counselor and has been involved in baseball his entire life. He's had many different relationships with sports; he played through college and was invited to a professional tryout, grew up a diehard Mets fan, and also has his bachelor's and master's degree in Sport Management and would eventually like to be an Athletic Director at a Division I college. In addition to being the editor of Rising Apple, Matt is also a staff writer at Call to the Pen; to keep up with all his posts, follow him on Twitter.
Bryce Harper made his long-awaited debut in front in Washington at Nationals Park, but his presence and arm wasn’t enough to halt the team’s current losing streak, as Trevor Cahill was…Read More
Why is this the series of the week? Well, simply for the fact that one of these two teams has to win and start to turn their season around. The Angels were one of the most hyped teams coming out of this…Read More
Today wasn’t just any regular game between New York and Miami in Flushing. It was the return of Jose Reyes to Citi Field for the first time since he left the team in free agency to join the Marlins.
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It was an easy choice for me to figure out which series would be the most interesting one to watch this week. Tonight, the Yankees and Rangers start a three-game set at the Ballpark in Arlington, which…Read More
When looking back at the Twins-Yankees match-up from last night, no one will remember Minnesota jumping out to a 4-0 lead on starter Phil Hughes. That’s because Curtis Granderson absolutely went off.…Read More
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As we move closer to the end of April, we’re starting to see which teams are emerging as the ones…Read More
Without Vin Scully calling the home opener for the Dodgers for the first time since 1977 due to a cold,…Read More
In the second installment of our Series of the Week feature, we will be taking a look at the matchup…Read More
Opening Day is such a wonderful time; the unofficial start of Spring has arrived with its usual amount…Read More
Welcome to the first installment of this season’s Series of the Week feature. Each week, I’ll be…Read More
The Arizona Diamondbacks surprised everyone and took a wide open NL West away from those who were favored in 2011, like the Dodgers and Rockies. Once again in 2012, this is going to be anyone’s division,…Read More
Since the New York Mets broke the tight hold that the Atlanta Braves had on the National League East division, the Philadelphia Phillies have been dominating, representing the division in the MLB postseason…Read More
Now that Royals relief pitcher Joakim Soria is slated to go under the knife for Tommy John surgery on April 3rd, it leaves Kansas City manager Ned Yost without a declared closer for the upcoming season.…Read More
While Johan Santana looked very sharp in his six-inning performance against the Cardinals this past Wednesday, what has been more encouraging for Mets is that their ace has not experienced any setbacks…Read More
The 2011 season was an interesting one for the Nationals; they came into the season with Jim Riggleman as their manager. On June 23rd, the skipper led the Nats to their 11th win in 12 games and…Read More
I read a great article on MLB.com this week, and it touched on why baseball is so unique from any of its counterparts. With such a long and storied history, no other sport looks back on the past and celebrates…Read More
There are a handful of players throughout Major League Baseball that fans immediately associate with a team upon hearing their names. Ichiro and the Mariners, Derek Jeter and the Yankees, Joe Mauer…Read More
If you’re a Pirates fan, it’s been hard rooting for them since Barry Bonds left back in 1992 since the organization hasn’t seen a winning season in Pittsburgh since then. John Russel had been at…Read More
After Buck Showalter came in to take over the Orioles towards the end of the 2010 season and had his young team finish 34-23 down the stretch, there were some high expectations for Baltimore to come out…Read More
It is arguably one of the best times of the year, when pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training, followed soon after by position players. The slate is wiped clean, and a new year is upon all 30…Read More
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