Fun With Retrosheet: Nelson Cruz Made Me Do It

October 18, 2011 by Tom Ruane · Leave a Comment

Normally, I try to find someone else to blame for suggesting one of these posts, but this silly one is all mine. After noticing that Nelson Cruz had seven RBIs in the eleventh innings of Texas’ playoff series with the Tigers, I wondered what player had the most extra-inning HRs and RBIs in a season […]

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The Best of the Best Hall of Fame Outsiders

September 17, 2010 by Mike Lynch · 6 Comments

Last month Bobby Aguilera posted an article in which he listed a roster of players who he feels are the best at each position who aren’t in the Hall of Fame, including two of the biggest snubs of all time, Dick Allen and Ron Santo.Â Then Graham Womack responded with a roster of his own, […]

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