1980s All-Decade Team
The 1980s was a decade where speed and pitching ruled. It wasn’t just Rickey Henderson, Vince Coleman, and Tim Raines. Ron LeFlore and Omar Moreno stole 90 plus bases in […]
10 Best Offensive Seasons By A Second Baseman
Second base has traditionally been a position manned by the smaller players usually with arms not quite strong or accurate enough for shortstop. With the exception, of Rogers Hornsby it […]
1990s All-Decade Team
The 1990s may be remembered as much for the players strike in August of 1994 as for the PED-fueled home run chase in 1998 that brought the game back into […]
10 Best Offensive Seasons By A First Baseman
Since the inception of the sport first baseman have been an offensive cornerstone. Hall of famers Cap Anson, Roger Connor, and Dan Brouthers were among the first offensively dominant players […]
10 Best Offensive Seasons By A Catcher
Catcher has been a position where defense is valued over offense. Even during stretches where offense ruled the game the primary goal of most teams was to employ a top-notch […]
2000s All-Decade Team
The 2000s were marked by home runs, high ERAs, and a lot of he said she said finger pointing. Steroids and the debates about who was using what and when […]
Sabermetrics 101: WAR (Wins Above Replacement)
WAR is an acronym for wins above replacement. The concept is simple. Each player in some way contributes to his team’s win or loss. Hitters contribute by scoring runs and […]
Sabermetrics 101: A Brief Introduction
We’ve all heard the saying “Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one.” Not only did I work for one but I asked to work for […]
Major League Baseball Should Change Slowly
Baseball, like everything else, has evolved over time. One hundred years ago the idea of dozens of players hitting 20 home runs in one season seemed like an impossibility. It […]
The Dumbest Unwritten Rules of Baseball
Baseball is a game of attrition. Players who make it to the highest level of professional baseball have an unusually high confidence in their abilities. They have to possess that […]
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