Andrew McCutchen – Three Steals From Some Exclusive Company
April 9, 2022 by John Baranowski · Leave a Comment
Last month, the Milwaukee Brewers signed 35-year-old free agent, Andrew McCutchen. In 2021, McCutchen hit only .222 for the Philadelphia Phillies but belted 27 home runs and had 80 runs batted in. If McCutchen can steal three bases in 2022–he stole six in 2021– he will become only the 32nd player in Major League Baseball […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates All-Time PNC Park (2001-2021) Team
April 2, 2022 by John Baranowski · Leave a Comment
In 2001, the Pittsburgh Pirates moved to their beautiful new home PNC Park and many baseball fans have called it the most beautiful ballpark in America. If only the ballpark had a team worthy of it. In the 21 seasons that PNC Park has been the Pirates’ home, only four have been winning ones and […]
The Best Starting Pitching Staffs in the Last 100 Years: Part IV
June 12, 2021 by John Baranowski · Leave a Comment
From Part I: Pitching, pitching, pitching. You may have heard the saying, “You can never have enough pitching.” Of course, if you are going to have good pitching it begins with your starting pitching staff. Which starting pitching staff was the best ever? I considered and reviewed every team that made it to the World […]
The Best Starting Pitching Staffs in the Last 100 Years: Part III
May 13, 2021 by John Baranowski · Leave a Comment
From Part I: Pitching, pitching, pitching. You may have heard the saying, “You can never have enough pitching.” Of course, if you are going to have good pitching it begins with your starting pitching staff. Which starting pitching staff was the best ever? I considered and reviewed every team that made it to the World […]
The Best Starting Pitching Staffs in the Last 100 Years: Part II
April 13, 2021 by John Baranowski · Leave a Comment
From Part I: Pitching, pitching, pitching. You may have heard the saying, “You can never have enough pitching.” Of course, if you are going to have good pitching it begins with your starting pitching staff. Which starting pitching staff was the best ever? I considered and reviewed every team that made it to the World […]
The Best Starting Pitching Staffs in the Last 100 Years: Part I
March 26, 2021 by John Baranowski · 1 Comment
Pitching, pitching, pitching. You may have heard the saying, “You can never have enough pitching.” Of course, if you are going to have good pitching it begins with your starting pitching staff. Which starting pitching staff was the best ever? A few that come to mind right away were the Atlanta Braves of the ‘90s. […]
Baseball HOF Voting — Some Writers Don’t Deserve The Privilege
July 27, 2015 by John Baranowski · 9 Comments
As it happens every summer, for one weekend in July, the eyes of the baseball world turned to Cooperstown, New York, for Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. Now that they’re over, thoughts will turn to next year’s candidates and Ken Griffey, Jr., who was elected to Major League Baseball’s All-Century team in […]