*This column was original published on The Sports Fan Journal. No matter how old I have been, there has been one consistent image on Christmas morning in my parents’ house. I’m not talking about a giant Christmas tree, or even… Read More ›
Babe Ruth
Hit Rates of the Top 10 All-Time Home Run Leaders & Introducing RP3
*This article was originally published on High Heat Stats. There’s the Sultan of Swat, Hammerin’ Hank, and one of the Bash Brothers. All three certainly didn’t get their nicknames from being slap hitters, knocking singles through the infield. What they… Read More ›
The Curse of the Bambino lives in St. Louis
* How a trade, a number change, and Babe Ruth ruined the St. Louis Cardinals season. For the second straight season, the St. Louis Cardinals made it to the National League Championship series, with a chance to win another World… Read More ›
Finding a balance between Traditional Baseball and Sabermetrics
(Mike Trout, the sabermetrical star. AP photo.) From the first days that baseball was played, the essence of the game was built on the eye test and the love of the game. What made the game America’s pastime, was the… Read More ›
Loving the enemy, Boston Red Sox
*This column was originally published in The Inkwell and on its website. In my first grade school picture for the yearbook, I wore a pinstriped Babe Ruth, New York Yankees jersey. For Halloween that year, I was Ruth and wore… Read More ›
Reminisce with Bob Wolff and Baseball Legends
Bob Wolff, legendary sportscaster, has the longest sports broadcasting career in history, spanning for 74 years. This year he donated 1,400 audio and video recordings to the Library of Congress. Of the 1,000 hours he donated, the New York Times… Read More ›
Ruppert joins “Root” in Cooperstown
The setting for the Baseball Hall of Fame will be an odd one this year. In fact, it will be quite sad. There were names such as: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Rafael Palmeiro, Craig Biggio, Jeff… Read More ›
Life's A Ball 