Remembering Pittsburgh from the “We Are Family” Era

September 11, 2013 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

Back when Fisher Bodies were made of steel that was cooked in blast furnaces in Pittsburgh, there was a great baseball team that played along the Allegheny River called the Pittsburgh Pirates. Despite the fact that cars are made of plastic now and the city of Pittsburgh is a high-tech center supported by three top-of-the-line […]

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Fun With Retrosheet: Come-From-Behind Batting Champions

September 24, 2011 by Tom Ruane · Leave a Comment

Trent McCotter sent me a note yesterday pointing out that Matt Kemp has very nearly closed a recent 19-point gap in the NL batting race as part of his three-prong effort to capture the triple-crown. Which got us to wondering about the largest deficits overcome by batting champions. Since 1918, here they are: Days ToGo […]

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