Writing a bunch of live stuff, but I’m going to get to those blog posts. In the meantime:– Last year we were lucky enough to have Mike Trout and Bryce Harper emerge at the same time. This year, it’s Shelby Miller and Matt Harvey. Not a bad time to be a baseball fan.– You couldn’t…
Month: May 2013
Links for May 11
Writing a bunch of live stuff, but I’m going to get to those blog posts. In the meantime: — Last year we were lucky enough to have Mike Trout and Bryce Harper emerge at the same time. This year, it’s Shelby Miller and Matt Harvey. Not a bad time to be a baseball fan. —…
Warren Spahn and the Brooklyn Dodgers
Brilliant Reader Wendell has wandered through some baseball numbers and comes up with what seems a fascinating question, at least if you’re kind of a crazy baseball history buff.From 1954-1957, Warren Spahn started 136 games — fourth-most in baseball. He pitched 1,081 innings — second only to Robin Roberts. He won 79 games, more than…
Warren Spahn and the Brooklyn Dodgers
Brilliant Reader Wendell has wandered through some baseball numbers and comes up with what seems a fascinating question, at least if you’re kind of a crazy baseball history buff. From 1954-1957, Warren Spahn started 136 games — fourth-most in baseball. He pitched 1,081 innings — second only to Robin Roberts. He won 79 games, more…
Links on May 10
Working on that long tennis post and what might end up being an equally long one on “The Offfice.” Once more, I’ve got about 10 half-completed posts waiting to be finished. Hope to get to a bunch of them this weekend, as well as a few more golf items from The Players Championship here in…
Links on May 10
Working on that long tennis post and what might end up being an equally long one on “The Offfice.” Once more, I’ve got about 10 half-completed posts waiting to be finished. Hope to get to a bunch of them this weekend, as well as a few more golf items from The Players Championship here in…
Splitting Splits
A few fun early season statistics using Baseball Reference’s amazing new “Split Finder.” The Kansas City Royals’ No. 3 through No. 6 hitters have six homers all year … by far the lowest total in baseball. The Royals, even in the midst of a three-game losing streak, are off to a very nice start, and…
Splitting Splits
A few fun early season statistics using Baseball Reference’s amazing new “Split Finder.” The Kansas City Royals’ No. 3 through No. 6 hitters have six homers all year … by far the lowest total in baseball. The Royals, even in the midst of a three-game losing streak, are off to a very nice start, and…
“He’s either going to win it or lose it”
Craig already had his say about the following bizarre quote from Royals manager Ned Yost — who pulled starter James Shields in the ninth inning Monday with the Royals leading Chicago 1-0, replaced him with closer Greg Holland and watched the Royals lose in extra innings 2-1. But I think I have something a little…
"He’s either going to win it or lose it"
Craig already had his say about the following bizarre quote from Royals manager Ned Yost — who pulled starter James Shields in the ninth inning Monday with the Royals leading Chicago 1-0, replaced him with closer Greg Holland and watched the Royals lose in extra innings 2-1. But I think I have something a little…