Archive for the 'History' Category
This time it’s 15 losses for Greg Maddux
Take a close look with Steve, using Player-Seasonal Notation as the lens through which to examine the ever-changing character of major league run production.
This player’s tremendous intangibles cut short what could have been a Hall of Fame career
Barry Bonds hits number 704 and Dan explores his visceral reaction
What shaped the team challenging the White Sox in the AL Central.
Rick Ankiel as the next Rube Bressler and the role of decreasing variation
In the second installment of a series, Steve examines the most-worked pitchers at all levels of the minor leagues, this time from 1951 through 1955. We discover two 30-game winners, numerous 300-strikeout seasons and even a couple of 400-hits-allowed seasons!
Pennant fever in 1960—the Athletics Got Screwed and the Orioles Got Plucked
Steve takes a close look at a career that intertwined itself with others to a degree that few have.
A look at possibly the greatest player to ever grace the game—Negro Leaguer Martin Dihigo