Tne of the great names of baseball history has passed away; Mickey Owen, a great catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, finally got the thumb from the Great Umpire in the Sky, at the age of 89. Sadly, most people only remember Owen for his biggest mistake: a dropped third strike in game four of the […]
Continue reading →A tale of two pitchers: Pitcher X has an ERA of 3.28. Pitcher Y has an ERA of 3.31. Pitcher X has four wins, Pitcher Y has none. Against Batter Z, Pitcher X has an ERA of 5.12; Pitcher Y’s ERA is 1.84.
Continue reading →Okay, okay, I know it’s all over the Internet that my Unified Theory of Baseball doesn’t work — stupid Nook Logan and his 6th-inning scratch singles! — but that’s okay. I’ve had some dark nights of the soul in the last week; luckily, since I’m so damned genial, it was only two nights, and the […]
Continue reading →Well, I finally figured out everything there is to know about baseball. That’s the good news. The bad news is: I finally figured everything out about baseball. Over the years I’ve covered this great, frustrating, wonderful game, I guess I’ve gotten a reputation as one of the guys who actually knows stuff, coupled with an […]
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