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The reality of David Ortiz
Just a day before Archer made his remarks about 38-year-old Ortiz’s showboating — then refused to back down Monday, adding, “I never saw Hank Aaron flip his bat” — Boston legend Carl Yastrzemski had anointed Ortiz the Red Sox franchise’s second-best hitter ever, trailing only Ted Williams. Forget for the moment that plenty of fans […]
Continue readingElectronic trail helped MLB with bans
Major League Baseball investigators used an arsenal of high-tech tools to collect the evidence that persuaded a dozen players to accept 50-game suspensions this week for their ties to the Biogenesis clinic. When it came time to meet with the players’ association, the investigators flashed some of their documentary proof. While there was not enough […]
Continue readingIs David Ortiz having the greatest farewell season of all time?
Willie Mays hit .211 the year he said goodbye. Hank Aaron batted .229. Harmon Killebrew hit .199. Goose Gossage had a 4.18 ERA. Robin Roberts went 5-8, 4.82. John Smoltz and Phil Niekro both had ERAs north of 6.00. And that’s normal. So keep that in mind as you watch Big Papi heading for the […]
Continue readingWhat players are saying about Shohei Ohtani
Shohei Ohtani has all of MLB in a state of awe. Right now, the Los Angeles Angels superstar is leading all batters in home runs and OPS, fourth in strikeouts and strikeouts per nine innings among all pitchers and first in all of MLB in wins above replacement. He’s redefining what it means to be […]
Continue readingBarry Bonds, Pac-Man and the greatest baseball fun fact of all time
Baseball’s greatest fun fact was born in three stages: on the last day of the first half of the 2004 season, on the last day of the 2004 season and, many years later, when a young man was kicking stones along the river bank and discovered it half-buried by mud and shrubs. It is one […]
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