Archive for September 2011

NL West:  The snakebit Giants
9/12/2011 -
1

Did you just see that? Did you see that rattler strike that bumbling oaf?

Countermanding the Colavito Curse: Part 1 (1960-61)
9/6/2011 -
7

What if Frantic Frankie didn’t fumble the Rock and misspend the Cash?

NL West: Soft Rockies, resilient Snakes and Giants
8/1/2011 -
1

As July turns to August, the clarity of the NL West finish is sharpening, and some emerging images are distinctly more flattering than others.

The virtual 1955-62 Kansas City A’s (Part 4:  1961-62)
7/6/2011 -
12

It’s Camelot in the White House, and Wagon Train on TV. Will there be joy in Kansas City?

The virtual 1955-62 Kansas City A’s (Part 3:  1959-60)
6/29/2011 -
6

It’s out with the fifties, and in with the sixties. Will our version of the Athletics be entering a bold new era of competitiveness?

The virtual 1955-62 Kansas City A’s (Part 2:  1957-58)
6/22/2011 -
7

In years three and four, will Steve’s alternative Athletics be able to climb the stairs out of the basement?

NL West: surprising showdown
6/20/2011 -
5

The season’s still in its first half, but some late-season-style drama is unfolding in the Valley of the Sun.

The virtual 1955-62 Kansas City A’s (Part 1:  1955-56)
6/15/2011 -
14

Steve is going to Kansas City. Kansas City, here he comes. And he’s asking: What if the Athletics hadn’t been the “major league farm team”?

NL West:  Questions and, answers?
5/8/2011 -
1

A month and change into the season, Steve inquires as to what sort of answers might be shaping up in response to pre-season questions regarding the National League West.

Marse Joe’s last hurrah
4/27/2011 -
9

One of the very greatest went out with a thunderous bang, and then a whimper.