(three of which he also served as player-manager). “old tomato face” -- nicknamed as such because, as one might guess, he had a large, rosy-complected face -- slashed .297/.370/.489 for his career. he was behind the plate for babe ruth’s called shot, though his most ...
I quit blogging about the Red Sox in the middle of their miraculous streak towards becoming 2013 World Series champions. Friends asked why. The only reason I could come up with was that I was too afraid to acknowledge that the Band of Bearded Brothers could go all the ...
do that,” said Team USA’s Olivia Pichardo, a 20-year-old who’s already made history by becoming the first woman to play Division I ball.“We have to give them as many options as possible to take away any sort of, I guess, excuses they may have for not having us on the team....
Justin Mason: This is really tough because I like all three. I guess I lean Ober here. 10:13 KC Pain: Is Blanco a top 25 SP ROS? Every time I doubt him he seems to do well. 10:14 Justin Mason: I am not ready to go that high, but top 40, yes ...
His voting problem is that he is widely acclaimed as the second -best leadoff man we've known, and that's not good enough, I guess. He's another guy who had his very best years up there where they speak French and he kinda fell under the radar. He had a career OBP of .413 ...
Justin Mason: I would guess he is down close to a month. Maybe back after the ASB?1:26 My bench>your starters: Do you know anything about Yusei Kikuchi, the Japanese pitcher who may be posted this offseason?1:26 Justin Mason: No, Tim McLeod from Prospect 361 is your man there.1...
First world issues I guess. *** As I mentioned, the cards were no simple. No frills. That said, I thought the photography was phenomenal. I loved the portraits from the sets namesake Charles Martin Conlon. A skilled photographer from the first half of last century. The images capture the...
8:47 Paul Sporer: Guess when you push 50 pitches in 2 IP, can’t really go far 8:47 David Laurila: Looks like autocorrect maimed the Dal Maxvill mention. 8:47 Paul Sporer: I love John Jaso in his time. He was a shit backstop, but dude could hit 8:48 sadtrombone: You saying...
All of this is bizarre in context, as an advanced hit tool was a huge driver of his amateur profile, but Lewis now looks like a guess hitter. His mannerisms — Nomar-level batting glove tinkering; deep, heavy, deliberate breaths between pitches; constant uniform adjustment — are manic, ...
“It’s just too good a thing to happen to me, I guess,” Helton said. “It’s the greatest honor you can get as a baseball player. To me, getting your number retired as a player and making the Hall of Fame are the two greatest achievements you can get. ...