Career saves for Mariano Rivera: 518. Career saves for Trevor Hoffman: 580. That’s all the evidence that my father needs to anoint Mr. Hoffman the best closer of all-time, and not Mr. Rivera. And that is idiotic for several reasons. Hoffman was a full-time closer in 1994, while Rivera wasn’t until 1997. So Hoffman, even [...]
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Hoffman vs. Rivera
Posted in Columns, tagged Mariano Rivera, Trevor Hoffman on August 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Driving drunk on PEDs
Posted in Columns, News Reaction, tagged Bronson Arroyo, Manny Ramirez, PEDs, Quotes on August 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
If you ask Bronson Arroyo, pretty much every Major Leaguer takes performance-enhancing drugs — while driving drunk. Oh wait, that’s not exactly what he said. But it’s certainly close. Arroyo had a lot of interesting things to say, just hours before tossing a 2-hit shutout against the robust lineup of the Washington Nationals. Here some [...]
Claiming temporary insanity
Posted in Columns, News Reaction, Predictions, tagged Alex Rios, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Waivers on August 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What’s not to like about Alex Rios? He’s a solid hitter, with a mix of power and speed. He’s also a good fielder, with a rocket arm and at 28, in the prime of his career. Oh, wait, I know what’s not to love. (That is, unless you’re Alex Rios) $66,000,000. That’s how much money [...]
Level of guiltiness
Posted in News Reaction, Polls, tagged Audio, David Ortiz, PEDs, Poll on August 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Is David Ortiz guilty of knowingly using PEDs? Is David Ortiz guilty of unknowingly using PEDs? It pretty much has to be one or the other, doesn’t it? If you listened to what Big Papi said at Saturday afternoon’s press conference, he claims it was the latter. I lean towards the former. What do you [...]
No walking in Minnesota
Posted in Columns, tagged Coaching, Minnesota Twins, Statistical Analysis on August 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
(Editors note: This entry is an updated version of a post I made on my previous baseball blog.) What exactly do the pitching coaches in Minnesota teach that the other teams don’t? Judging by the impeccable control by nearly all Twins pitching staff’s of the past 22 seasons, it’s something substantial. And if not, check [...]
Fixing Perfection
Posted in Columns, Polls, tagged All-Star Game, Designated Hitter, Inter-League Play, Official Scoring, Poll, Umpires on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes being the best isn’t quite good enough. I take that back. Sorry, baseball, you’re great just the way you are. But that doesn’t mean you are without flaws. Hey — even the world’s greatest game can be even greater. With that said, I introduce my 8-step program to make it even better. And if [...]
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