The Glory Days: Six Pitchers with Hall of Fame Credentials
June 23, 2012 by Thad Mumau · 3 Comments
Okay, I’m just going to throw some numbers out there for you. They are pitching numbers, the heart of them etched in the 1960s and 70s. Before we start, keep in mind that three of the six pitchers statistically chronicled here are in the Hall of Fame. (a) 14 years, 209-166, 2.95, 49 shutouts, 3432 […]
Can Dan Duquette Save the Baltimore Orioles?
November 6, 2011 by Andrew Martin · 6 Comments
Media reports indicate that the Baltimore Orioles are on the verge of naming Dan Duquette as their new general manager. This may prove to be one of the better decisions that embattled team owner Peter Angelos has made in some time. The Orioles have been amongst the laughing stock of baseball for the majority of […]
Adios, Ozzie
September 27, 2011 by Terry Keshner · Leave a Comment
September 26, 2011 Adios, Ozzie When the Chicago Bears fired Mike Ditka 19 years ago many Chicagoans were crushed. How can you get rid of an iconoclastic icon who finally brought us a championship? Simple: it’s time. Now the situation is the same on Chicago’s South Side where the White Sox have released Ozzie […]
Walter Johnson in Weiser, Idaho in 1907
March 13, 2010 by Arne Christensen · 2 Comments
A few weeks ago I came across a book from the mid-’90s called Boise Baseball: the First 125 Years, by Arthur A. Hart. In one of the early chapters, Hart talks about Walter Johnson’s time spent playing in the semi-pro Idaho State League in 1907. Johnson was on the Weiser Kids: he was 19 years […]
