You Could Look It Up: Not a One-Shot Wonder
8/19Bobby Thomson's career is remembered almost exclusively for his pennant-winning home run in 1951 but there was a lot more to it.
You Could Look It Up: The Showalter Gambit
8/03Buck Showalter faces a challenge with the Orioles, though the subsequent credit and blame he receives will be disproportionate.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightYou Could Look It Up: The Futility of Selling
7/30History shows that trading established veterans for propsects rarely works out.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightYou Could Look It Up: Steinbrenner: Baseball Operator
7/14The Boss could be many things, both good and bad, but no owner ever cared more about winning.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightYou Could Look It Up: The Point of Deadline Deals
7/09Or, getting used to what Willie Bloomquist can't do.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightYou Could Look It Up: The Dusty Discontents (or You Must be a Cubs Fan)
6/28Further explaining to a disgruntled reader (and content thief) why Dusty Baker rarely settles on the right leadoff hitter.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightYou Could Look It Up: Dusty Baker and the Johnny Oates Affair
6/25The Reds skipper has spent the bulk of his 18-year managing career trying to find the modern-day Ralph Garr to hit atop his lineup.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightYou Could Look It Up: What’s Wrong with the Red Sox?
6/18The Red Sox could be playing in the wrong division in the wrong season as 95 games might not get them into the postseason.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightYou Could Look It Up: Is Losing This Pick Really Necessary?
6/08Giving up draft selections as compensation for signing free agents has often proved to be disastrous.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightYou Could Look It Up: Memorial Day Meditations
5/31It is a time to say thanks to and reflect on the baseball players who contributed to war efforts over the years.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightYou Could Look It Up: Get Back in Line, Part 4
3/23A look at the expansion teams and why they have or haven't won it all.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightYou Could Look It Up: Get Back in Line, Part 3
3/11A look at some franchises that haven't won in a long, long time.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightYou Could Look It Up: Get Back in Line, Part 2
2/21A continuing look, counting backwards, at the last time major-league franchises won World Series.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightYou Could Look It Up: Get Back in Line, Part 1
2/18A counting-backwards look at various franchises' last World Series titles.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightYou Could Look It Up: Three Joes and Some Other Guys Named Overbay
2/11The Washington Senators' history of first basemen makes one wonder if Lyle Overbay might have been an original Nat in a previous incarnation.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightYou Could Look It Up: The Statheads vs. Blondy Ryan
1/26Lighting up reaction reliant on straw men with a handy historical example.
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