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 […]
Rating the 2012 Hall of Fame Candidates Based on Win Shares
December 12, 2011 by Bill Gilbert · 3 Comments
One of the first items of business in baseball each year is the announcement of players elected to the Hall of Fame. This leads to lots of speculation and a little analysis prior to the announcement which is scheduled forJanuary 9, 2012. Many systems exist for evaluating player performance. One such system, the Win Shares […]
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. Then Graham Womack responded with a roster of his own, […]
Steroids and Kids: Trying to Answer the Unanswerable Question
September 8, 2010 by Dave Heller · Leave a Comment
It started with an innocent question, as are all questions which come out of the mouth of an 8-year-old. Except this question cut at the heart of Major League Baseball – past, present and future. I was at Miller Park, attending a Brewers-Cardinals game with my wife and two sons. Up to the plate stepped […]
