Lazzari’s Baseball Roundup 2
September 8, 2010 by Bob Lazzari · Leave a Comment
TRIVIA QUESTION: The 1990 Philadelphia Phillies–who finished 4th in the NL East under manager Nick Leyva–were led in victories by a starting pitcher with a measly total of just TEN. Can you name this former left-handed hurler? Answer to follow……….I have a new nickname for Bill Hall of the Boston Red Sox: “The Pendulum.” WHY? […]
All in the Cards
June 23, 2010 by Sam Miller · Leave a Comment
Ozzie Smith, Lou Brock, Bob Gibson. Three names Cardinals fans and baseball enthusiasts know well. But those are just three of the Redbirds 42 Hall of Famers. What about Rabbit Maranville, Chick Hafey or Pud Galvin? Authors Greg Marecek and Myron Holtzman engage readers with story after story in “The Cardinals of Cooperstown.” Pick up […]
Stan the Man from Donora
June 9, 2010 by Sam Miller · Leave a Comment
Some months ago, I examined a pair of Stan Musial biographies at a friend’s request. Not long afterward, “Stan the Man“ hit the shelves. What makes Wayne Stewart’s book different? Stewart shares Musial’s hometown and writes much of the book from that perspective. How appropriate. Though Musial found stardom in a big way, he never […]
MSG Panel of Experts Selects Dave Winfield as New York’s Best Left Fielder
May 3, 2010 by Mike Lynch · 1 Comment
From MSG: Last night on Episode Six of MSG’s “The Lineup: New York’s All-time Best Baseball Players,†five left fielders – George Burns, Rickey Henderson, Lou Piniella, Zach Wheat and Dave Winfield – were nominated for one spot in “The Lineup .†Attached is a list of career statistics for each of the five nominees. […]
A Passion For Pitching
April 23, 2010 by Mike Lynch · Leave a Comment
As a teenager Doug White was an all-star—”an average player for my age but above average for the area where I played”—but he wanted to improve his game so he attended the Doyle Baseball School after his Freshman year of high school and, through a long-toss program he learned from the instructors, added more than […]
What’s with the whining about the length of games?
April 12, 2010 by Kevin Wheeler · 2 Comments
Okay, I realize I’ll be in the minority with what I am about to write but I just have to say it…
Why the hell does anyone care about the “average length†of Major League games?
Dan’s daring predictions for diamond action
March 23, 2010 by Dan Schlossberg · Leave a Comment
Predicting the future — in any venue — is difficult even for Alison DuBois or others blessed with psychic powers. That is especially true when it comes to baseball, where teams play nearly 200 games and face each one without knowing who will get hot, who will get hurt, or who will perform above or […]
Live From Spring Training ’10: Cardinals vs. Astros
March 22, 2010 by Bill Gilbert · Leave a Comment
Astro starter, Wandy Rodriguez, couldn’t find a pitch he could get past the St. Louis Cardinals’ all right handed batting order in the first inning and was rocked for 5 runs in a Monday game at Kissimmee.. The big blows were a 2-run double by Ryan Ludwick and a 3-run homer by David Freese. After […]
Connecticut Smoky Joe Wood SABR Chapter’s 2010 Winter Meeting
February 21, 2010 by Joe Williams · Leave a Comment
On Saturday, February 20, the Connecticut Smoky Joe Wood SABR Chapter held its annual winter meeting. Over thirty Society for American Baseball Research members attended and listened to several great presentations over a five hour period. Norm Hausmann, a new SABR member and a Hartford baseball historian, briefly discussed old Bulkeley Stadium and his mission […]
