It’s About Damn Time
The Rockies’ offensive advantage during Helton’s playing days because of the thin, mile-high air are well-known. But, Helton wasn’t exactly a AA player on the road. He hit .287 with an .855 OPS.
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Victim?
You could make the case that maybe he was under the illusion that he wasn’t really cheating. But, if that was the case, why did he apologize, why did he say he would do it all differently if he had the chance, and why did he apologize to Roger Maris’ wife?
Read moreMLB Breaking News: Pine Tar Is On The Field; Sky Is Blue
New Mayor League Baseball edict: we’re going to allow foreign substances on the field, but not for you pitchers. You must scrub your hands like you’re Macbeth and you just wacked three people.
Read moreClass And Grace Personified: Home Run King Hank Aaron Dead At 86
We forget sometimes that our heroes will not live forever. Hank Aaron has passed away, but his actions and words and comportment truly helped change the world. I love Hank Aaron, as much as you can love a man you’ve never met. I love his humility. I love his honor. I love his dignity. I love his effort. I love
Read moreThe Spitter’s 2020 Hall Of Fame Ballot, Page 1
We got six of the holdovers from last year’s Hall of Fame ballot that should be enshrined in 2020.
Read moreA Vote For Bonds And Clemens Gets You Coal In Your Stocking
Two guys have named in baseball’s scandal of the last half century? How, exactly do they deserve to be recognized alongside those who didn’t cheat?
Read moreNext Up For Bonds/Clemens Apologists: Andy Pettitte For HOF In 2019!
Which new lame excuse will emerge for allowing players who cheated the game into a hall that is supposed to celebrate all that is good about the game? Photo by Bruce Fingerhood via Flickr
Read moreBaseball’s Always Had An Asterisk
I’m sick of the holier than thou b.s. around the Hall of Fame, especially after the recent selections of Pudge Rodriguez and Jeff Bagwell. There were many complicit in the Steroid Era, I won’t put this on the players or managers. The fact is that MLB was losing money and I’m basing my comments around their own Capitol Hill testimony.
Read moreHardball Theatre: Dee’s Nuts
Keith Good’s weekly One-Act, an SNL-meets-MLB look at the week in baseball. This week, Dee Gordon copes in…interesting ways following his 80-game PED suspension.
Read moreDon’t Underestimate the Effect Barry Bonds May Have on Giancarlo Stanton
While the outfield wall remains a shade of green rarely seen in nature and the structure behind it nightmare fuel, elements of the Miami Marlins have received a face lift. And we’re not talking about Ichiro’s pursuit of 3,000 major league knocks.
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