Here was the thing: Joakim Soria seemed magical. That was the word. Magical. He came to the Royals as a Rule 5 draft pick, an almost complete unknown, and by the end of April he was already being asked to close some games. He had a nearly two month stretch — from the end of…
Month: May 2011
The Trouble With Soria
Here was the thing: Joakim Soria seemed magical. That was the word. Magical. He came to the Royals as a Rule 5 draft pick, an almost complete unknown, and by the end of April he was already being asked to close some games. He had a nearly two month stretch — from the end of…
The Two Lives of Tom Watson
Tom Watson is one of the greatest golfers who ever lived. That’s a given. He won eight major championships — only five legendary golfers (Nicklaus, Woods, Hagen, Hogan, Player) have won more. He won 39 PGA events, which ties him with a couple of guys named Sarazen and Mickelson for 10th. He beat Nicklaus head-to-head,…
The Two Lives of Tom Watson
Tom Watson is one of the greatest golfers who ever lived. That’s a given. He won eight major championships — only five legendary golfers (Nicklaus, Woods, Hagen, Hogan, Player) have won more. He won 39 PGA events, which ties him with a couple of guys named Sarazen and Mickelson for 10th. He beat Nicklaus head-to-head,…
The Real MVP
In the 1996-97 NBA season, Karl Malone was named the league MVP. It was, by the numbers anyway, a semi-reasonable decision. Malone had a great year. He averaged 27 points a game, grabbed 10 rebounds, handed out 4.5 assists. He led his team, the Utah Jazz, to the best record in the Western Conference —…
The Real MVP
In the 1996-97 NBA season, Karl Malone was named the league MVP. It was, by the numbers anyway, a semi-reasonable decision. Malone had a great year. He averaged 27 points a game, grabbed 10 rebounds, handed out 4.5 assists. He led his team, the Utah Jazz, to the best record in the Western Conference —…
Jo-Jo's Circus
NEW YORK — Every now and again, you will hear somebody make fun of baseball numbers geeks by inventing some silly made-up statistic of their own. For instance, they might say: “Hey, did you know that Player X is hitting .403 with runners in scoring position on Wednesdays when the starting pitcher is left-handed, a…
Jo-Jo’s Circus
NEW YORK — Every now and again, you will hear somebody make fun of baseball numbers geeks by inventing some silly made-up statistic of their own. For instance, they might say: “Hey, did you know that Player X is hitting .403 with runners in scoring position on Wednesdays when the starting pitcher is left-handed, a…
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You will hear people say all the time that they don’t want to live in the past. But I think that, more often than not, is a half-truth. Don’t we all want to live at least a little bit in the past? Don’t we all want to remember those moments when the sun was brightest,…
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You will hear people say all the time that they don’t want to live in the past. But I think that, more often than not, is a half-truth. Don’t we all want to live at least a little bit in the past? Don’t we all want to remember those moments when the sun was brightest,…