Month: April 2012

The Kansas City Royals have lost 12 games in a row, which (sad to say) is not all that unusual in Kansas City, though it is unusual everywhere else. Since the strike, there have been 20 teams that have lost 12 or more games in a row — about one per year. Of the 20,…

How about a little more fun with Jamie Moyer. Jamie Moyer was teammates with Davey Lopes … and Ron Cey … and Dick Ruthven … and Jim Sundberg … and Manny Trillo. Jamie Moyer is older than Greg Maddux … Jose Canseco … David Justice … Will Clark … Benito Santiago (!) … Dwight Gooden…

In Jamie Moyer’s first game as a Major Leaguer, he beat Steve Carlton. In Steve Carlton’s first game as a Major Leaguer, he relieved Bob Gibson (well, Gibson started the game). In Bob Gibson’s first game as a Major leaguer, Stan Musial got two hits. In Stan Musial’s first game as a Major Leaguer, he…

I’ll be talking at some length about all the fun things to come in the Project X where I will be working. In the meantime, I hope to be back writing here on a regular basis … and with a new blog look on top of it. It figures to be a bit sketchy for…

I wrote my last column for Sports Illustrated today. Emotional times. But I believe good times are ahead. More information to follow on Project X.* *A few hints based on some of your questions: It’s not a baseball project; it’s not a USA Today specific project; it’s not something that will have me writing less,…