The Run Differential Breakdown

*Re: above graphic — I suppose this was in 2016. Unsurprisingly the Cubs did not quite hit that 579 run…

The Unwinnables

First, we bow to the achievement: It is really, really, really hard to go 0–16. The 1980 New Orleans Saints couldn’t do it and…

A Baseball Story

Here on Jackie Robinson’s birthday, wanted to repost this story I wrote a couple of years ago.

When Bobby Bragan was young, people used to call him “Nig.” He was of a darker complexion than most. He liked the nickname. Bobby Bragan grew up in Alabama. The only black people…

Opening Day Pack!

Every Opening Day, I buy a pack of baseball cards. I usually buy several packs of baseball cards because I have no…

Wahoo

When I was a kid in Cleveland, there was an enormous Chief Wahoo sign on top of Cleveland Municipal Stadium. The sign was of Wahoo swinging the bat…

Tiger and Browns

You are the captain

She is so scared. I can always tell when she’s scared; she has this look on her face, and it’s not so different from the…

The King of Fouls

On Sunday, San Francisco’s Brandon Belt had an at-bat for the ages against Los Angeles’ Jaime Barria. First inning, Belt was the second batter of the game. He fouled off 16 pitches. Yes, Belt fouled off 16 pitches, including 11 in a row. He eventually flew out, but that 21 pitch at-bat is the…

Is this an error?

… and should anything be an error?