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Rube 27 Aug 2013 | 07:15 pm
So, a few thoughts about the BR Hall of Fame voting so far … and some more thoughts about a pitcher named Rube. 1. The voting is hard on old-time players: The vast majority of players I’ve put on the...
No Wins, No Errors 26 Aug 2013 | 06:22 am
My pal Brian Kenny is trying to start a movement to kill the pitcher win, and the general theme is something I heartily endorse. I don’t actually believe n KILLING the win -- it has a lot of history -...
Playing With Numbers 25 Aug 2013 | 01:24 am
After I had some fun trying to predict what Ichiro Suzuki’s hit total might look like if he had played his entire career in the United States, a couple of different Brilliant Readers -- independently,...
Brilliance from a Brilliant Reader 23 Aug 2013 | 08:28 pm
I love every word of this comment from Brilliant Reader Alejo: Pete Rose played winter baseball for the Caracas' Leones one season in the sixties. He was already obsessively competitive and is rememb...
Pete and Ichiro Down By the Schoolyard 23 Aug 2013 | 07:07 pm
A handful of years years ago, I was talking with Pete Rose while he signed autographs in Las Vegas. I’ve done this five or six times now and it’s fantastic every single time. People will disagree abou...
Ichiro and Moon and Amazing Stories 22 Aug 2013 | 07:17 pm
First of all, the Ichiro getting to 4,000 total hits thing is awesome. No qualifier. It’s awesome. Ichiro is a singular player, absolutely one-of-a-kind. No player in Major League Baseball history has...
The Human League 21 Aug 2013 | 06:43 pm
This is about the Philadelphia Phillies, but let’s start with the Chiefs. I have always been fascinated by the Kansas City Chiefs of the 1970s. You probably know that the Chiefs of the late 1960s and ...
Judgmental Baseball Stats 20 Aug 2013 | 11:06 pm
Here’s something kind of funny: Few people seem to talk more about baseball statistics than people who are anti-baseball statistics. It’s a phenomenon I’ve noticed before, but it really struck me the ...
The New Gold Gloves 20 Aug 2013 | 06:52 am
So here’s some good news … at least as far as this blog is concerned: The Gold Gloves are going all advanced metrics on us. For years and years now, the Gold Gloves have been the grumpy-old-man, get-o...
A Dozen Days in the life of Barry Bonds 19 Aug 2013 | 10:43 pm
A lot of people are talking about the awesomeness of Miguel Cabrera … and rightfully so. He’s the best hitter on earth right now. I love watching the guy hit baseballs. Thing is, I heard someone on te...
