Ohtani ranked among the AL's top hitters in limited time as a designated hitter, and also showed electric stuff as apitcher. No other Rookie of the Year winner has showcased that kind of skillset. Many wondered whether Ohtani could compete in the Majors after a tough Spring Training, but ...
the greatest leadoff hitter in history and one of the greatest trash-talkers in history. Henderson stole 50% more bases than the all-time runner-up, Lou Brock. Henderson hit 81 leadoff home runs, and nobody else has hit more than 54. After being ...
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"He's not some flash in the pan," Royals manager Hal McRae said at the time. "He's too good a hitter for that. He's got a good eye and a level head." After the strike, Hamelin came to camp overweight in 1995. He got off to a slow start. New manager Bob Boone and bench c...
He also won his third consecutive pitching triple crown by leading the league in wins, strikeouts, and ERA, and threw a no-hitter for the second consecutive season. He posted a 1.21 ERA, his third straight campaign with an ERA below 2.00. He turned 25 in August. We’re talking about ...
Team Needs In spite of the long free agent list, the Rangers still have a fine 26-man roster under control. The bullpen will be a priority; they’ll definitely add at least one reliable righty and lefty to join Leclerc and company. They could make an effort to retain Montgomery, but if...
“tunneling effect” where the pitches overlay each other. The idea is that two different pitches fly down the same trajectory long enough to look nearly identical through the point when a hitter must decide whether, or not, to swing. For example if I throw and fastball in game and then ...
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Bob Brenly, the Diamondbacks' manager at the time, called the Davis bunt "a chickens--- play." "I remember that. It was awesome! I was 15 years old," Jones says. "But you can't do that." When -- if ever -- is it acceptable to bunt during a no-hitter? Most agree that it'...
“At several points in time, I went back to the list of issues with Tony and reviewed where we were, and I did that again at the end of the meeting. We shook hands and we both agreed we were going to -- push was the word -- push our sides to reach an agreement consistent with...