by Wally Andre Ethier of the LA Dodgers extended his hitting streak to 28 games last night vs the Cubbies, so he is now halfway to reaching Joe DiMaggio's "unbreakable" 56 game hitting streak of 1941. So ... two questions for all you fans out there: 1) How high will Ethier go on this run before it comes to an end? How many games? 2) Is Joe D's 56 game hitting … [Read more...] about Questions of the Day
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Greatest Player Not in the Hall of Fame for Each Team
By Dan "Chas" McCloskey A while back, I was planning on producing a list of the top 25 players who are not in the Hall of Fame, in my opinion. I still haven't gotten around to that, but instead I decided to pick one player for each franchise who, to me, is their greatest non-Hall of Famer. Of course, I limited this to players who are eligible for election, which means … [Read more...] about Greatest Player Not in the Hall of Fame for Each Team
HELP WANTED!
by Wally "Nobody ... and I mean NOBODY .... circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills!!", according to ESPN's Chris Shelly Berman. Well, in the opinion of many, Nobody ... and we mean NO-BODY ... needs as much HELP as the Buffalo Bills! (OK, the Carolina Panthers are in a pretty sad state, too, but who cares about them anyway?) So, Bills faithful, who will your team … [Read more...] about HELP WANTED!
Casual Friday … Welcome to (even more) Insanity
by Wally So why is this man smiling? It's simple. He just signed a 7 year contract with the Boston Red Sox for $154 million. HFC!!!! (that's Holy Friggin' Cow). That's $22 mill a year!!! How can ANY team justify that kind of coin for a career .284 hitter who's averaged about 105 RBIs over ~6 seasons and plays first base???? SERIOUSLY??? Adrian Gonzalez … [Read more...] about Casual Friday … Welcome to (even more) Insanity
As if We Needed Any More Evidence That Wins and Losses Are Flawed Statistics
Dan "Chas" McCloskey The old school types were up in arms over the fact that Felix Hernandez, and his 13-12 won-loss record, won the American League Cy Young Award last year. One of them actually went so far as to use some ridiculous argument about the morale of a pitcher's teammates when he takes the mound, and that when players make great defensive plays behind one … [Read more...] about As if We Needed Any More Evidence That Wins and Losses Are Flawed Statistics