I didn’t make this point explicitly when I compared the careers of Harold Baines and Dwight Evans, but the Hall of Fame creates a real problem for…
What Happens When a Famous Person May Have Copied Your Work?
The 20-odd years between 1900 and the emergence of Babe Ruth as a slugger are commonly referred to as the dead-ball era of major league baseball. Partly…
There was a time, about 20 or 25 years ago, when Troy Percival was one of the top-5 relief pitchers in baseball. And that was the case from his very…
When Tim McCarver passed away recently, most of the articles recapping his career focused primarily on his lengthy broadcasting career. A few mentioned…
Let’s stop for a minute just to recall the career of a player who isn’t talked about very often anymore. I don’t mean someone who is mentioned as a Hall…
Did His Service Hurt or Help His Career?
As the discussion of baseball’s new pitch clock continues during Spring Training, it was probably inevitable that Nomar Garciaparra’s ritual before…
A few months ago, when the Astros won their second World Series in six seasons, it was the first championship of the long managerial career of Dusty…
As I’ve been following Joe Posnanski’s latest fun baseball event - which in this case is literally fun, as he’s trying to identify the most fun players…
As Spring Training games started up a couple of weeks ago, a lot of focus was given to the new rule changes that will go into affect this season. Of…