How Hack Wilson’s Historic 1930 Season Avoided Knockout Punch
April 13, 2012 by Andrew Martin · Leave a Comment
Lewis “Hack” Wilson enjoyed one of the most inspired seasons in baseball history in 1930. Playing outfield for the Chicago Cubs, he hit .356 with 56 home runs and a major league record 191 RBI. He had set the National League RBI record the year before with 159, but shattered that with his inspired play […]
Clearing The Bases
May 19, 2011 by George Kurtz · Leave a Comment
Unless you have been living in a cave all week you have undoubtedly heard about the Yankees Jorge Posada’s decision to pull himself out of the lineup and refuse to play last Saturday versus Boston. Â What you may not know are the details preceding this decision. When Posada first came up with the Yankees he […]
Red Sox Should Grab Joe Torre
September 21, 2010 by Andrew Tuttle · 9 Comments
A series of events have happened in the last week, which should have Boston Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein making a lot of behind the scenes phone calls. First, Joe Torre announced his retirement from the Los Angeles Dodgers as their manager. Then, Torre did not rule out managing another team and has since […]
