(published September 18, 2011) There’s an interesting experiment going on in Texas. The Rangers may finish the season with five… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Baseball
Fear is a Force of Habit in Boston
(published September 15, 2011) They understand panic in Boston. There are few settings that focus and magnify the tension of… Read more »
Astros Shed Payroll, Credibility, Fans
(published August 1, 2011) Imagine that you’re a Houston Astros fan. Your team last won its division in 2001, the… Read more »
Wakefield Flutters to Surprising Milestones
(published July 25, 2011) Who are the only two pitchers to strike out 2,000 or more batters for the Boston… Read more »
Even True Statistics Lie
(published July 21, 2011) “Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.” That disclaimer should appear, early and often,… Read more »
Baseball’s Broken All-Star Game
(published July 11, 2011) The All-Star Game is broken, and Bud Selig broke it. Of course, he had help. Time… Read more »
Whatever Happened to Old Timers’ Day?
(published June 26, 2011) The Yankees held their sixty-fifth annual Old Timers’ Day on Sunday, welcoming back to Yankee Stadium… Read more »
Please, No “Posey Rule” For Plays at the Plate
(published May 30, 2011) Tim McCarver told a FOX primetime audience Saturday night, “I would not want a son or… Read more »
Worst No-Hitter? Not Even Close
(published May 5, 2011) When Francisco Liriano broke in with Minnesota, it was easy to envision him as an ace,… Read more »
Josh Johnson Needs a Nickname
(published April 28, 2011) Annie Savoy, the greatest baseball annie of them all, was introduced to Ebby Calvin LaLoosh and… Read more »
