What If They Held an Induction and No One Came?
July 30, 2013 by Gabriel Schechter · 2 Comments
Back in January, when Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson announced that the BBWAA had resisted the temptation to elect the all-time home run champ, a seven-time Cy Young Award winner, two guys with more than 3,000 hits, and other significant ballplayers to the Hall of Fame, I sent him an e-mail. It read: “For […]
The Most Diabolical Hall of Fame Quiz Ever
June 15, 2011 by Gabriel Schechter · Leave a Comment
I don’t know if “diabolical” is the right word or not for this quiz. I’ve been working on it for a few weeks, and at different times it has seemed demented, ingenious, absurd, hilarious, or just plain sick. The one person I ran some of it by e-mailed me a few days later to call […]
The Seamheads.com Radio Hour Now Taking Your Questions
April 22, 2011 by Jess Coleman · 1 Comment
The Seamheads.com Radio Hour is now taking your questions via e-mail. Send along your questions to radiohour@seamheads.com to be featured on the next edition of the show. Feel free to send questions during the show or throughout the week. Questions for guests are also encouraged. Just include your first name and location. The Seamheads.com Radio […]
Derek Jeter: The Curious Downfall
September 13, 2010 by Jess Coleman · 2 Comments
When you glance at Derek Jeter’s .261 batting average in 2010, the first thing you ask yourself is: do I need glasses. Why? Because, barring an extremely unprecedented surge, Jeter is on pace to hit below .300 since 2002. More concerning, it will be his lowest batting average since 1995, his first season, when he […]
Joe Girardi’s Crucial Mathematical Error Costs Yankees Game
September 12, 2010 by Jess Coleman · Leave a Comment
Picture this: a game lasts over four hours, uses 41 players, features 374 pitches, has two blown saves, and ends in a walk-off hit by pitch — by Mariano Rivera. Welcome to Yankees-Rangers, September 11 (and part of 12), 2010 It was a peculiar game to say the least, and it was no surprise that such […]
Touring The Bases With…John Castino
August 21, 2010 by Dave Heller · Leave a Comment
John Castino was selected co-rookie of the year (with Toronto’s Alfredo Griffin) in the American League for 1979 after batting .285 with eight triples. Due to the tie, the voting process (and point system) was changed in 1980. Castino hit .302 in 1980 and led the American League in triples in 1981, but back problems […]
Book Review: Joe Cronin, A Life In Baseball
March 12, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment
One of the perks of being a baseball bloggers is, at times, you get a chance to get a free baseball book on the off-chance that you’ll write about it to an audience that may care what you have to say. Â I’ve had four or five of these opportunities come directly to me, but this […]
Let’s Play Some Ball
March 4, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment
I check the weather forecast and it’s supposed to be in the sixties this weekend. Â I can see the sun coming up earlier and earlier and staying up later and later. Â Those might be signs, but the real indicator that spring is returning comes today, as the Cardinals take on another MLB team. Â Baseball games […]
