On The Bubble Good Enough For The Hall?
Greatness and dominance over a decade should be rewarded with a trip to Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame
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Pettitte Doesn’t Belong In The HOF, With Or Without PEDs
He was really well-known and was on eight World Series teams. But he also copped to taking human growth hormone. Does Andy Pettitte have the resume to make the hall?
Read moreThe Spitter 2019 MLB Hall Of Fame Specialist Class
Some of the candidates have been pigeon-holed by descriptions of their talents in the past. They should be celebrated.
Read moreThis’ll Get You Through Until Pitchers And Catchers Report
All of the subjects you might expect are here: Ruth, Bera, Clemente. But it’s the stories of Alexander Cartwright, Jim Brosnan, and Dean Chance that you don’t know that will carry you through the next three months.
Read moreRemembering Willie Mac
He played the game it was meant to be played, on and off the field.
Read moreThe Day Boston Won The World Series And Total Reliance On Analytics Died In Dodger Town
The Dodgers got thumped as did the notion that a computer is a better manager than somebody with two eyes and common sense
Read moreWhat I Know About Manny Machado
I wonder if the Dodgers are going to do something about Manny Machado’s dirty play. Maybe? Never? Conveniently after the series is over/his contract is up? Next year if they re-sign him? And where will Major League Baseball come down on Saturday’s incident in Los Angeles? They’ve already fined him once, not that it did any good. In fact, it
Read moreGame 4 Questions
Why does Los Angeles Dodgers’ manager Dave Roberts hate Rich Hill? Why does he love Ryan Madson despite Madson allowing the first five inherited runners to score so far in this series? Why does he keep pulling Hill when he’s really effective…like, say, just-struck-out-a-guy-and-has-a-one-hitter-and-a-four-run-lead-in-the-seventh-and-a-shutout-in-Game-4-of-the-World-Series effective? Why? Why? Why? Ansser: To bring in another left-handed reliever in Scott Alexander. Oh. Wait.
Read moreGreatest Or Craziest Of All Time?
Game 3 had something for everyone. It could be the the greatest…or weirdest…postseason game ever played.
Read moreIn Defense of Second Chances and Common Sense
Sure, it’s easy to pile on Ryan Madson after he allowed five inherited runners to score in the first two games of the World Series. But there’s something to be said for giving him a third bite at the apple.
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