Touring The Bases With…Gabe Kapler
August 3, 2013 by Bob Lazzari · Leave a Comment
Gabe Kapler was a 57th round draft pick by the Detroit Tigers in the 1995 amateur draft, then began a very successful minor league career that resulted in a late-season call-up in September 1998. The righthanded slugger dominated the low minors at the ages of 20 and 21, hitting .300 with 45 doubles, 26 homers, […]
An Interview with ESPN’s Baseball Insider Jerry Crasnick
May 23, 2012 by Andrew Martin · Leave a Comment
ESPN has grown from a cable sports news channel to a media conglomerate over the past few decades. They have been able to accomplish this by providing comprehensive analysis in the world of sport through all forms of media- print, online, television, radio, and anything else I may be forgetting. As one of the major […]
Strasburg-by-the-Sea
September 28, 2010 by Gerry Von Hendy · 2 Comments
Strasburg Was Here Part Four: Strasburg-by-the-Sea Saturday, September 25: Atlanta 5, Washington 0 We have reached the last week of the season, and because Major League Baseball has instituted the “Dull Card,” not much is happening. Never mind that the Phillies and the Braves, the Rays and the Yankees might have played out historically exciting […]
Touring The Bases With…Randy Jones
June 17, 2010 by Bob Lazzari · Leave a Comment
Former major league hurler Randy Jones spent only 10 years in the bigs and lost more games than he won, going 100-123 for the San Diego Padres and New York Mets, but for two magical seasons, he was among the best pitchers in the game. After leading the National League in losses with 22 in […]
Seamheads Pajot, Schlossberg Recognized
April 27, 2010 by Mike Lynch · Leave a Comment
I’m proud to announce that fellow Seamheads Dennis Pajot and Dan Schlossberg have been recognized for their fantastic work. Pajot won a Sporting News-SABR Award for his book, The Rise of Milwaukee Baseball: The Cream City from Midwestern Outpost to the Major Leagues, 1859-1901, and Dan Schlossberg was awarded First Place in Sports Feature writing […]
Touring the Bases With…Carlos May
April 19, 2010 by Bob Lazzari · Leave a Comment
Carlos May, brother of major league slugger Lee May, was selected 18th overall in the 1966 draft, which also featured Reggie Jackson, Gary Nolan, and Richie Hebner. He spent parts of three seasons in the minors, batting .311 from 1966-1968, before making his big league debut on September 6, 1968 with the Chicago White Sox. […]
