The greatest hitting catcher ever retires.Whether he is the greatest catcher ever is tough to say, of course, since it all comes down to how much the defensive edge of Berra and Bench should be weighted. It's a big edge, since Piazza wasn't merely bad...
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Tim Marchman says that the Subway Series this year "is no battle for honor between two hardened champions, but a pair of bums fighting over a ham sandwich in an.
There is a bit of a brouhaha in Cincinnati over some recent comments by Ken Griffey Jr., to the effect that he thinks he was lied to by Cincinnati management..
I'm guessing Moises Alou isn't the oldest player ever to steal home (Carew? Cobb?), but I suspect he may have the oldest back and knees...I continue to regret the fact that my Moises-signed softball glove was lost forever on the swampy University of Washington softball...
Fascinating...From August through the following July, there is a steady decline in the likelihood that a child born in the United States will become a major leaguer. Meanwhile, among players.
Went to my first baseball game of the season last night, so today is an appropriate time to discuss the prospects of my beloved Reds. All projections via Baseball Prospectus.
NL EAST: 1. NY 2. ATL 3. PHI. 4. WAS 5. FLA This is how I would have picked them this weekend, and although I could revise it given the injury to Pedro, I decided to leave it. All of the top 3 teams are...
Mark Hendrickson, Opening Day starter.
With two each in the final eleven, the Mackin America Conference and the All-LGM Conference have both done well:RNK ENTRY, OWNER TOTAL PCT1 Mackin 1, J. Mackin 1060 99.92 Client.
AL EAST: 1.NYY 2.BOS (WILDCARD) 3. TOR 4. TB. NOT CLOSE TO 4th. BAL There's obviously not much to choose between the top two, of course; Yankees have the better offense, the Red Sox solider pitching. My guess is that while Girardi will have problems...
I don't know how I feel about these mid-week international openings, but it's pretty cool to get up and have Baseball That Counts on.
The Tournament isn't over yet, but the early start to the season means that it's time for Baseball Challenge. It's a long, hard slog, with meager repayment for mountains of.