Archive for March 2013

Who got more umpires in games of the 1900s, and why that might matter today

A turning point looms for this storied franchise.

The many ways Fred Merkle could have avoided the “Bonehead” tag

What can 2012’s super-rookie possibly do for an encore?

There are limits to everything, even in sabermetrics

A reversal of fortune for “the luckiest man on the face of the earth.”

A baseball owner you’ve never heard of. But maybe you should have.

In which George Steinbrenner achieves his true destiny

Changing baseball history, one obscure turning point at a time

A closer look at twin-bills, for sabermetrics and for fun