Taking a Look at Rick Reuschel
February 20, 2013 by Arne Christensen · Leave a Comment
A few days ago I saw an article on High Heat Stats making one sabermetric case for Rick Reuschel as a viable Hall of Famer. So, I revisited a post I’d done on Reuschel a few years ago, and here is a reworking of the post. In July 1985, Sports Illustrated wrote: When the Yankees […]
Jim Abbott and the Question of One-Armed Power
March 18, 2010 by Arne Christensen · 2 Comments
A while ago, thinking about Jim Abbott and his missing right hand, I wondered how much power he could possibly have generated swinging the bat with one arm. I found this story from the USA Today of March 19, 1991, about Abbott hitting a triple in spring training: Ever since he began his career with […]
