by domara | Jan 7, 2015 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Billy Wagner, Boston Red Sox, Craig Breslow, Curt Schilling, Dan Butler, Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Ballot, Jeff Bagwell, Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Piazza, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, Seattle Mariners, Trevor Hoffman
For the first time in 60 years, the Baseball Writers Association of America elected four new players to the Hall of Fame. In their first year on the ballot starting pitchers Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, and John Smoltz coasted into Cooperstown, while center fielder...
by dpodheiser | Jun 13, 2013 | albert belle, Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds, David Ortiz, David Wright, Fenway Park, Giancarlo Stanton, Home Run Derby, Jose Canseco, Ken Griffey Jr., Mark McGwire, ralph kiner, Robinson Cano, Roger Clemens, Ted Williams, veterans stadium, weei, willie stargell
The Home Run Derby is pretty dumb. We like to pretend it means something – or at least the league does – but really, it’s just a batting practice competition. Sure, it can be fun to see your favorite players participate, or to see a wide-eyed, first-time All-Star...
by tbrooks | Apr 16, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Ellis Burks, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jackie Robinson, Ken Griffey Jr., Koji Uehara, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag
Don’t know about you, but I am enjoying the racial speculation in baseball circles that has resulted from this and this. Far be it from me to answer the issues that have lead us to today, but surely we can examine the work of noted sociologist Nick Cafardo as he...
by shawn medeiros | Dec 7, 2007 | Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey Jr.
I was summoned at the last minute to come up with an article, so I decided to root through my archives to see if anything from my old blog was worth posting. I am sure most of us are tired of discussing Johan Satana, Erik Bedard, or Dan Haren, so I wanted to write...
by evan brunell | Jul 16, 2007 | Brad Lidge, Brandon Moss, Dave Roberts, Dontrelle Willis, Eric Gagne, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Ken Griffey Jr., Mark Teixeira, Mike Piazza, Octavio Dotel, Roy Oswalt, Scott Linebrink
Did you know that the trading deadline is a scant two weeks away? There’s always a lot more bluster than there is actual trading and that’s been the case the last couple of years, but there are some tangential rumors out there involving the Red Sox. The...
by evan brunell | Jun 22, 2007 | Barry Bonds, Bonds/Steroids, Craig Biggio, Ken Griffey Jr., Tom Glavine
While the Red Sox march towards 100 wins and an AL East crown, there are several milestones ahead of us now that Slamming Sammy Sosa notched his 600th homer on Wednesday. Sosa has had his share of problems: he was caught using a corked bat (but only one; the rest were...
