Saving Terry Felton

I wasn’t a normal kid growing up. I still remember leafing through my brother Bob’s worn copy of the first edition of The Baseball Encyclopedia looking up strange statistics, reading player’s nicknames and searching for players born in the city where I grew up. Although I can’t remember the first player I found in the […]

Diamond Rundown – Edition Twenty

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the twentieth week of the ’08 major league baseball season.

Mark Kotsay, “The Cycle,” and a Look at Rarities

We’re no Elias Sports Bureau here at Seamheads but thanks to Baseball-Reference’s Play Index, this week, I decided to look at how rare hitting for the cycle is. On Thursday, Mark Kotsay became the 123rd player since 1956 to hit for the cycle and it was the 132nd time since 1956 someone has accomplished the […]

Diamond Rundown – Edition Nineteen

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the nineteenth week of the ’08 major league baseball season.

Beware the “Ides of August”

In less than a week, the deadline for teams to sign their draft picks from June’s First-Year Player Draft will send some high school and college players back to school and return them to next year’s draft.  At 11:59 PM (EDT) August 15, will see a number of teams lose the rights to the players […]

Diamond Rundown – Edition Eighteen

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the eighteenth week of the ’08 major league baseball season.

The Trade That Saved Pittsburgh?

If the latest trades the Pittsburgh Pirates made finally turn their ball club into a winning team, they should erect a statue in honor of Ricardo Rincon.  We won’t know for a few years how these latest deals will pan out for the Pirates but it provides optimism for a team that has not had […]

Diamond Rundown – Edition Seventeen

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the seventeenth week of the ’08 major league baseball season.

Baseball — The Land of Convenient Accountability

From the trivial to the serious, accountability is not always the top priority. From performance-enhancing drugs to trade rumors to enforcement of the rules on the field, sometimes accountability is a priority and sometimes it is not.

Diamond Rundown – Edition Sixteen

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the sixteenth week of the ’08 major league baseball season.

No Mo’ Nomo!

In case you missed it this week, Hideo Nomo decided to hang it up at 39 years old. After a two year absence from the Majors, Nomo attempted a comeback with the Kansas City Royals and after three relief appearances was released. In honor of his retirement, Seamheads presents 10* things you might not have […]

Diamond Rundown – Edition Fifteen

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the fifteenth week of the ’08 major league baseball season.

How Rollins’ Rare Feat Stacks Up Historically

If you haven’t been paying attention this year, Jimmy Rollins is having a special year on the base paths.  With just two games remaining before the All-Star break, J-Roll has recorded the fourth most stolen bases without getting caught.  With 22 steals in 22 tries, Rollins needs to make it through two more games to […]

Diamond Rundown – Edition Fourteen

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the fourteenth week of the ’08 major league baseball season.

Rays to the Top

In the previous 10 seasons of their existence, the Tampa Bay Rays were never close to first place when they woke up on July 1. This season — after beating the Red Sox on June 30 — the Rays went to bed on June 30 knowing they would be on top of the AL East […]

Diamond Rundown – Edition Thirteen

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the thirteenth week of the ’08 major league baseball season.

How I Got To “Know” Tom Filer

For the first time since joining Seamheads, I did not spend the week formulating my Saturday appearance on the site. Typically, I take a few ideas and play with them early in the week before narrowing the choices down to one or two. After research I settle on the one I feel Seamheads’ readers will […]

Diamond Rundown – Edition Twelve

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the twelfth week of the ’08 major league baseball season.

Willie Deserved Better – And So Did These Guys

I never expected I would feel bad for Willie Randolph. How the Mets could screw up a slam dunk of a firing the way they did by canning a manager who just won his third of four games after flying coast-to-coast the day after meeting with the GM and asking to be fired IF he […]

Diamond Rundown – Edition Eleven

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the eleventh week of the ’08 major league baseball season.

The Latest MLB Draft – It’s All Relative

Last Saturday on Seamheads, the “No World Series” Theme Team was revealed. This week, a new theme team is revealed — the 2008 MLB Draft All-Relative Team.

Diamond Rundown – Edition Ten

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the tenth week of the ’08 major league baseball season.

Can Griffey Avoid His Place In History — The Greatest Players To Never Play In The World Series

In Florida tonight, Ken Griffey Jr. continues to chase 600 home runs.  Barring a disaster, Griffey will join the elite 600-HR club soon.  As Junior Griffey’s career crawls to a close, Griffey is running out of time to remove himself from his place in history as the greatest outfielder – possibly the greatest player – […]

Diamond Rundown – Edition Nine

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the ninth week of the ’08 major league baseball season.

Performance Not Timing Should Be Lieberthal’s Legacy in Philadelphia

On Sunday, former Phillies catcher Mike Lieberthal will spend one more day as a Philadelphia Phillie then retire.  After spending 13 of his 14 seasons in Philadelphia and starting more games at catcher than any other Phillie (1,139), the Phillies plan to sign him to a ceremonial one-day contract, have him throw out the first […]

Diamond Rundown – Edition Eight

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the eighth week of the ’08 major league baseball season.

Connie Mack SABR Chapter Finds Perfect Way To Celebrate National Pastime

If you are a fan of baseball history then you never hear too many tales of baseball’s past. Last Saturday, the Connie Mack Chapter of SABR met for their annual regional meeting at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia and delivered exactly that.

Diamond Rundown – Edition Seven

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the seventh week of the ’08 major league baseball season.

The Decline Of 20-Game Winners: A Lack Of Quality Not Quantity

Last week, Padres’ Greg Maddux registered his 350th win.  There’s a good chance we won’t see that again in our lifetime.  While I still hold to my earlier posts that 300-game winners are not dead yet, there is serious cause for concern with the disappearance of consistent, high quality starting pitching.

When It Comes To Howard’s Slump, Everyone Has An Opinion (Including Me)

On the heels of a night where he went 2-for-4 maybe there’s hope that Phillies slugger Ryan Howard is finally snapping out of his ’08 slump. Then again, he did add to his strikeout total twice to boost it to a major league-high 56 times.

Diamond Rundown – Edition Six

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the sixth week of the ’08 major league baseball season.

Talkin’ Baseball, Steroids and “The Code” With Author Ross Bernstein

“The Code” in baseball is an interesting but seldom discussed aspect of the game. Just this past week, both Richie Sexson and Joba Chamberlain have caused ripples in the game because of it.

Diamond Rundown – Edition Five

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the fifth week of the ’08 major league baseball season.

(Over) Analyzing April

In our first history lesson, we learned that the Tigers were not dead. Now, in a look back at standings of the past, a number of conclusions can be drawn based on what we’ve seen so far in the ’08 season.

Diamond Rundown – Edition Four

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the fourth week of the ’08 major league baseball season.

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