The Day of the (Starting) Pitcher
April 6, 2012 by Gabriel Schechter · 2 Comments
So we’re one day into the new baseball season, and most of what we’ve seen is great starting pitching. Even though the Mets moved in the outfield fences at Citi Field, the Mets and Braves managed to scratch out one puny run between them. Kyle Lohse didn’t allow a hit to the Marlins until the […]
2011 AL East Positional Analysis And Ranking: Closer
March 5, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · Leave a Comment
I am in the midst of a series examining the relative strengths and weaknesses of the teams in the AL East, on a position-by-position basis. The players at each position are being ranked in relation to their peers within the division, with each team being assigned points based on where their player ranks in comparison […]
Tim Raines – Some Stars Get No Respect
November 21, 2010 by Michael Hoban · 2 Comments
Tim Raines appeared on the BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot for the third time in 2010. In 2008, he got 24.3% of the votes, and in 2009, he got only 22.6% of the vote. In 2010, he increased to 30.4%. This would apparently indicate that he does not have a good chance of being elected […]
Andre Dawson and the Hall, A Perspective
July 20, 2010 by Alain Usereau · 2 Comments
So, Andre Dawson is in the Hall of Fame as a member of the Montreal Expos. He’s the third former Expos player to be inducted, following Gary Carter and Tony Perez. Manager Dick Williams and coach Duke Snider are also in and there’s a good chance that John McHale will join them posthumously some day. […]
Goldstein Sounds Alarm in Harper’s House of Charm
April 25, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
Kevin Goldstein took aim at Bryce Harper’s imposing rep this week in an article at Baseball Prospectus.com about his “makeup.” Â The amateur draft is counting down and Harper is more and more the only viable first choice. Will the alarm bells spook the Nationals? Â Is character as defining a factor for the rebuilding Washington […]
