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Evaluating WAAS, WAR As HOF Measuring Sticks
The results of this year’s Hall of Fame voting and with them a renewed debate about what actually makes a worthy candidate. This debate has been around for decades, before the question of steroids arose, and has more to do with voting on “very good players,” you know, the guys who are at the top of the league but not necessarily among the best ever. A wide range of opinions exists as to who should be enshrined in the hall. I personally am in the camp that says that only the best of
Two days ago (Wednesday) when I wrote my blog and called Red Sox players "ML WIMPS" for running to ownership to complain about manager Bobby Valentine I was wrong. Red Sox players, led by first baseman Adrian Gonzalez and second baseman Dustin Pedroia are not "Wimps" - these cry babies are "ML...
What should Phillies fans be looking for with a little over six weeks remaining in the season? Domonic Brown, Kevin Frandsen, Josh Lindblom, Nate Schierholtz, and Antonio Bastardo are all excellent choices. But for me, starting pitching ranks at the top of the list.
Phillies starting pitching in...
January is a safe time to talk about baseball. There are no games on the schedule, no performances to track. The dead of winter makes a very comfortable backdrop against which to make declarations, bold predictions and lofty promises.
Few are the wintertime bon mots that get remembered much past...
As Todd Helton turns 39 today, we post video by YouTube user x3000gtx of a front row view of Todd Helton hitting a walk-off home run on April 14th.
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August 20th, 1923 - A four-piece bat used by Babe Ruth is banned by American League president Ban Johnson because of the glue used on it. Johnson rules that all bats must be one piece with nothing added except tape extending to 18 inches up the handle.
On August 20th, 1934 Lou Gehrig hits a first-...
Maybe they should call it the Solid Seven. It certainly hasn’t been nine of late.
Juan Uribe has seemingly been number four on the depth chart this season when it comes to Dodgers third basemen.
The Dodgers find themselves in first place with seven starters and two other “who-the-hell-will-it-be...
The 2012 Red Sox season is playing out exactly like an episode of ‘Survivor’–folks dropping like flies, in-team hostility and last but not least mutiny. There will be someone getting voted out, unfortunately for manager Bobby Valentine it’s starting to look more and more like the tribe has spoken....
Mired in a terrible season the Rockies sweep the Brewers at Coors. Having Eric Young Jr. playing at a dream-like level doesn't hurt.
Young Jr. homered again, finished with two hits, extending his stellar work at the plate lately (22-for-46 for a .478 average). He doesn't have to and can't remain...
On Dustin Pedroia's birthday, YouTube user sevendaysfallen posts the NESN video behind the nickname "Laser Show".
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August 17th, 1966 San Francisco Giant outfielder Willie Mays moves into second place on the all-time home run list with a 4th-inning blast off Ray Washburn. Seven years to the day later, in 1973, the 42-year old Mays, now with the Mets hits the 660th and final home run of his career off Reds lefty...
San Francisco Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera was suspended for PEDs, but the idea of an MLB player using PEDs in 2012 continues to perplex me.
This morning, I learned that Melky Cabrera had been suspended for performance-enhancing drugs. Like every other morning, I followed my breakfast with a...
King for a Day, Perfect Forever
Felix Hernandez Throws a Perfect Game
Felix Hernandez completed the first perfect game in the history of the Seattle Mariners Wednesday. It is the 23rd in MLB history but what may be even more impressive is the fact he had to be perfect as his M's only scored...
Monday a Red Sox legend died, and yesterday the focus at Fenway Park was not about Johnny Pesky passing away but it was about a secret meeting back in July when Red Sox key players asked to meet with owner John Henry to "complain" about manager Bobby Valentine. The group was led by first baseman...
As a Giants fan, I really don’t want to restate this, so if you’re not familiar with the story, you can read it here from Major League Baseball’s Twitter page.
BREAKING: Giants OF Melky Cabrera suspended 50 games without pay after testing positive for Testosterone, a performance-enhancing substance...
If Kyle Kendrick's baseball career was a movie, it would be the second remake of Total Recall where up is down and down is up.
The Kyle Kendrick story begins with a young, seemingly talentless pitcher who bursts onto the scene with stones of steel and without whom the Phillies do not win their...
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