Getting a Grip As the first quarter of the season draws to a close, the biggest, baddest offense in the NL West belongs to the Arizona Diamondbacks. That’s got to be one of the most surprising developments in baseball thus far, especially when you consider that Travis Lee and Tony Batista, arguably the best offensive…
Old Folks… Some of the biggest news in the division is being made by guys who had pretty good seasons during the Cold War. And nobody has been hotter in May than Tampa Bay’s Fred McGriff. McGriff, who posted a .284/.371/.443 in 1998, was written off by most analysts. His age, declining power and long-gone…