He is one of the greatest post-season pitchers in the history of baseball. His career 80.7 WAR (Wins Above Replacement) is 6th best of any pitcher to debut in the last 40 years. His career strikeout-to-walk ratio of 4.38 is the best for any pitcher with a minimum of 1,200 innings thrown since the 19th […]
You might not have noticed, but a city that hasn’t had a Major League Baseball franchise since 2004 has six alumni on the 2017 Hall of Fame ballot. Six former Montreal Expos are eligible for enshrinement in Cooperstown. That’s more alums on the ballot than for 18 other franchises. If I asked you to name […]
(updated on January 2, 2017) A year ago I penned an article entitled, “Why Writers should NOT vote for Bonds and Clemens for the Hall.” My reasoning was this: both Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens had polled at 35% (of the minimum 75% needed for induction) on the 2015 Hall of Fame ballot, which means […]
(this is an updated version of an article I posted originally on December 3, 2015) In the stacked 2017 Hall of Fame ballot sit three premier relief pitchers, three of the five all-time saves leaders. Two of the three (Trevor Hoffman and Billy Wagner) are on the ballot for the second time, one (Lee Smith) […]
Tim Raines made two big mistakes in his life. The first is that he used cocaine early in his career, which forever tarnished his image and might even play a role in why he isn’t in the Hall of Fame already. His second mistake was to begin his career in 1979, the same year that another […]
On December 6th, the first potential inductees to the Hall of Fame Class of 2017 will be announced. The “Today’s Game” ballot features 10 baseball luminaries who are up for consideration for induction into Cooperstown. Unlike the more well known voting for players only (from the baseball writers), this modern version of the “Veteran’s Committee” […]
Well, I would like to introduce my mouth to a crow because I need to eat some. Donald J. Trump, billionaire real estate mogul, reality TV star and political novice, in his first foray into politics, will be the President of the United States. For months Trump told us that the polls were wrong, that […]
Last night, 40 million viewers were riveted by one of the most exciting World Series games of all times as the Chicago Cubs erased 108 years of disappointment by winning their first World Championship since 1908 in a thrilling 10-inning victory over the Cleveland Indians, who were trying to erase a 68-year drought of their […]
This weekend in San Francisco, the world’s longest broadcasting career will come to a close. The Giants, in their pursuit of a wild card playoff berth, will host the Los Angeles Dodgers. These will be the final three games of the regular season for the Giants and Dodgers and the final three games for one […]
During the Sunday Night Football contest tonight, most of the sporting world learned that golfing legend Arnold Palmer passed away today at the age of 87. Palmer, affectionately known as “The King” of professional golf, was a fabulous golfer and one of the greatest ambassadors any sport could have. The humble son of a greenskeeper […]