Archive for the 'History' Category

A look at the home runs of 2006 that didn’t even travel 300 feet!

On January 6, 1992 the Yankees made Danny Tartabull the highest-paid player in the game. What made him deserving of this honor, and what did it say about the Yankees and Royals?

Changes are afoot at the Hardball Times. Read about them here, along with a look at Jack Morris’ clutchiness, Kenny Williams’ offseason and the ever ubiquitous “more.”

Who’ll be the next Hall of Fame class that will make us say “HUH?”

Jeffrey Loria speaks out and life in baseball without greenies

So just how extraordinary could the Giants’ lineup have been in The Little Napoleon’s final years as manager?

Steve considers how the team that hit for the highest average of the 20th century might plausibly have hit vastly better than that.

Craig follows up his earlier article on Bert Blyleven with some thoughts about curveball pitchers.

Where have all the triples gone?

ESPN polled their experts; David looks at the numbers.