BYE BYE BONIFAY "When we are ready to make the announcement, we’ll announce it." — Cam Bonifay, Pirates GM, on Derek Bell’s return from the DL "To Derek’s credit, he’s given us every effort. He works hard. He does everything he’s asked to do. He just needs to get healthy. People will say the Derek…
One of the more unlikely record-holders in baseball history is Bobby Thigpen, whose single-season mark of 57 saves, set in 1990, has never been seriously challenged. The record has the scent of a accident all over it; the White Sox closer shattered the previous record of 46 saves, set by the Yankees‘ Dave Righetti in…
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OK, so the mistake I made was not reiterating my position on the All-Star voting, and simply including a pointer to last year’s article. Lazy mistake. Here’s the relevant quote: Regardless of how you define the term, though, it seems obvious that this is what the All-Star Game is about: seeing the best players in…
ALL THE COOL KIDS ARE DOING IT "Teams not hitting are the teams not walking. All great hitters wait for their pitch to come to them–Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, [Barry] Larkin. That’s why Larkin always hits .300 and why he always hits well in the clutch." — Bob Boone, Reds manager "I think the main…
I’m a little amazed at the gap between the two leagues right now. I think if you put together a list of the top 50 players in the game, some inordinate percentage of them would be in the NL. This is tempered somewhat by the AL having the two best players in baseball in Pedro…
I spent most of Thursday battling Bay Area traffic, largely because my wife and I had tickets to go catch the Padres/Giants finale out at Pacific Bell Park. Pac Bell is really a great place to see a ballgame, and would pretty much be perfect if it weren’t for the fact that I loathe its…
This week’s question comes from Joel Wirth: Plenty is made about players pre- and post-All-Star Break numbers, but what I’m interested in our "cool" and "hot" weather splits. Who does significantly better/worse in June, July, and August compared to April, May, and September/October? Thanks. Thanks for the question, Joel. We often hear about players who…
Yes, that’s right: All-Stars. A year ago, during the inaugural season of The Daily Prospectus, I explained my rationale for selecting my All-Stars in early June, about a month before the actual teams are announced. I believe the All-Star Game is for the true superstars of the sport, and my selections do not hinge primarily…