This week’s Trivia contest is from Junkball, and they bring you Ballpark in a Box! This is one cool prize, because inside this box you get bases, a strike zone, and their patented “junk ball” which is like a wiffle ball, but with the holes placed to teach the grips for throwing different pitches- [...]
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Number Five in the Scouts Honor Series by Lee Lowenfish
The official record book will say that Gene Bennett retired before the start of the 2011 season after 58 seasons in the service of the Cincinnati Reds, the first few as a minor league outfielder and the vast portion as a highly respected scout. But don’t [...]
Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times writes a well reasoned piece about why Ichiro in Seattle is not the same as Derek Jeter in New York. (The 5 rings are only a small part of the argument.) This is about a franchise player in decline. See, even though Ichiro’s numbers are way down this year, [...]
What is clutch? It is an every-growing debate in the sports world, though some claim to have proved that there is no such thing. Tell that to a Derek Jeter fan who will forever believe their Captain isn’t just Captain of the Yankees, but also Captain Clutch.
Do Pirates fans care about statistics? Not today. Their [...]
The Pittsburgh Pirates are in first place in the NL Central. Yes. it is true. Jeff Karstens, former Yankee farmhand, pitched the team into a tie for first with the St. Louis Cardinals who lost last night. The Brewers are half game back. This is the latest the team has held first place since July [...]
