Mid Season Triple Milestones
July 5, 2013 by Bill Gilbert · 1 Comment
With most teams reaching the season mid-point by playing their 81st game of the season last weekend, its time to take a look at players that are on target for the triple milestones of a .300 batting average, 30 home runs and 100 RBIs and pitchers on target for 20 wins, 200 strikeouts and an […]
Is Andy Pettitte a Hall of Famer?
January 19, 2011 by Aaron Somers · 5 Comments
As things currently stand, the New York Yankees will go into the 2011 season without Andy Pettitte as part of their starting rotation. We’ve known for some time now that this could be a real possibility as he had stated at the end of the 2010 season the same sentiment he’s made at the end […]
Breaking Down The MVP Candidates
October 2, 2010 by Jess Coleman · Leave a Comment
While the Cy Young debate in the American League is getting a lot of attention, the Most Valuable Player award is not. Although it is discussed occasionally, people are not giving it the attention that it deserves. The front-runner(s) at this point are Robinson Cano, Miguel Cabrera, and Josh Hamilton. All have had incredible seasons, but […]
Are Innings Limits Here to Stay?
June 22, 2010 by Josh Deitch · 3 Comments
If Hamlet had been a modern general manager in Major League Baseball instead of the tragic heir to the Danish throne, the doomed Dane would have morosely uncovered the reports on his young talented pitchers and mournfully deliberated: “To cap or not to cap, that is the question.†Innings limits have become ubiquitous as front […]
Babe Ruth Talking About His Called Shot
June 12, 2010 by Arne Christensen · Leave a Comment
Some time ago I picked up an early ’90 vhs of classic baseball plays, and partway through, there was Babe Ruth, hitting and then talking about his called shot in the 1932 World Series vs. the Cubs. The less-than-perfect audio (with music in the background) is on Archive.org. I’ve written out the most relevant part of what […]
