Given that it's Hall of Fame season we are hearing a lot of chatter about the Hall. Some of the phrases I keep hearing over and over again are "he falls below standards" or "he shouldn't be in the … [Read more...]
Baseball’s most exclusive clubs
December 17, 2012 by
Twenty eight players have accumulated 3,000 hits or more. Twenty five players have hit 500 home runs or more. Pete Rose tops the hit list with 4,256, Roberto Clemente finished with exactly 3,000. … [Read more...]
Baseball Links From Around The Web
December 14, 2012 by
Here are some quick links to some of my favorite baseball stories this week, (with a few of my own posts mixed in). Bryan O'Connor examined how sports have evolved, and why each generation of fans … [Read more...]
Q & A with Tom Tango
December 9, 2012 by
Tom Tango, sabermetrician and co-author of The Book Playing the Percentages in Baseball, was kind enough to answer some of my questions regarding run expectancy, PEDs, defensive metrics, and the Hall … [Read more...]
A Hall of Fame Case For: Tim Raines
December 4, 2012 by
Should Tim Raines be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame? In short, yes. Below is a statistical look at how Raines compares to the Hall of Fame averages, and to some of his Hall of Fame … [Read more...]
