300-Win Club is Closed for Good
Put it in ink: the 300-game winner has gone the way of the buffalo nickel and Sunday doubleheader. The late-winter retirements of Randy Johnson and Tom Glavine mean that none of the 300-win pitchers...
View ArticleRambling on About My Glory Days – Greatness Comes in Big and Little Sizes
I usually get these questions from my students “Who did you play for?” or “What position did you play?” Adults usually follow up with “Who was the best pitcher you ever faced?” and “Who was the best...
View ArticleAll in the Cards
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...
View ArticleSurprising and Not-So-Surprising First Half
Now that we’re on the verge of the National League’s annual humiliation in the All-Star Game, it’s time to review the first half of the 2010 season. For some teams and players it has been business as...
View ArticleLower the Mound or Raise the Players
The score was 1 – 0 heading into the seventh inning in last night’s All Star Game before the NL broke through for three runs. Â The low score became an issue this morning after the TV ratings were...
View ArticleBack to the Future: The SPORT Magazine 1969 Major League All-Stars
While going through my old magazines (again) I saw an article from the July 1964 issue of SPORT titled “A Look Into the Future: The 1969 All-Star Team” written by John Devaney. Devaney polled more...
View ArticleJim Lonborg: Coming Close
On Wednesday, Don Larsen was joined by Roy Halladay as the only two pitchers ever to throw a no-hitter during the postseason in MLB history. Back in 1967, Larsen almost had company in that group. Jim...
View ArticleSorry Albert, It’s Votto’s Time
Ranking the 2010 NL MVP Candidates [Author's note: Irony can be pretty ironic, I suppose. It's not the first time that an MVP favorite tanked in the post-season, but Joey Votto did just that, going...
View ArticleAn Over-the-Shoulder Preview
If it had been the Giants and the Yankees, the World Series would have had old world flavor and been a big television draw. Â The money lenders cannot win them all. Â Still, it will be an old fashioned...
View ArticleJust How Good was Bert Blyleven?
Bert Blyleven is in the Hall of Fame at last!! It took fourteen years on the ballot to do it but the writers finally saw the light. This was a true victory for sabermetrics – as recognized in the...
View ArticleBaseball Isn’t Cool?
When I saw that “GQ†was publishing an article proclaiming the “25 Coolest Athletes of All Time†I knew two guys would top the list: Joe Namath and Mario Andretti. Putting Namath on a list of...
View ArticleDeviating from the Past
Every baseball ranking—even those based on statistics—is biased in some way. It’s what makes practically every list debatable. For instance, take a list as fundamental as “hit leaders.” As a...
View ArticleThe Pitchers: The 4 Levels of Greatness – Part 1
In a previous series of articles, I presented the 5 Levels of Greatness for the 20th century position players who posted Hall of Fame numbers during their careers – according to the CAWS Career Gauge....
View ArticleEl Regreso Del Bambino (The Return Of The Bambino)
Lo mismo da que hayan sido amarrados “pata y mano” por Bob Gibson en la Serie Mundial de 1967; que hayan desperdiciado el efecto ganador por demoralizante del “jonrón brujo” de Carlton Fisks en 1975;...
View ArticleBob Gibson’s 1968 Season Is Overrated
The 1968 MLB season featured the greatest pitching statistics in the live ball era (since 1920). However, thanks to the Factor12 (F12) Rating on 60ft6in.com, baseball fans can delve deeper into the...
View ArticleHangin’ Out with Joe Torre & Friends
Hey baseball fans! I’m back from camp and I have lots to tell. So today’s post is going to be pretty long, but it’s worth your time. While I was at camp, I was invited to go to Joe Torre‘s Safe At...
View ArticleFeliz Cumpleaños a Gaylord Perry
Hey baseball fans! As some of you know, I share a birthday with no Hall of Famers. The only person who is close to becoming one is Alan Trammell. However, the people celebrating a birthday tomorrow do...
View ArticleMy Top Five Favorite Cardinals Hall of Famers
Hey baseball fans! The 2013 World Series week has officially started! This year’s contenders are the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals. Considering that I’ve already done a top five favorite...
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