Honest • Unbiased • Apolitical
Your Connection to the Diamond!
Honest • Unbiased • Apolitical
Your Connection to the Diamond!
The utility player has changed in major league baseball since the 1980’s and even the 1970’s, but nothing has been as dramatic as what we have seen over the past five to seven years. With the way the game has transformed recently, baseball’s latest emphasis is to have more pitchers on the roster. Teams find […]
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The Cleveland Guardians have quite an influence on 28 of the other 29 Major League teams this season. Only the Texas Rangers do not have a former Cleveland player, coach or executive on their 40-man roster or staff. Three teams have general managers and nine have managers who once earned a paycheck in Cleveland. There […]
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Cy Slapnicka, Cleveland’s other great Cy, never threw a pitch or got a hit for the team but is in the Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame. Without him, Baseball Hall of Famers Bob Feller, Bob Lemon, Earl Averill, and Lou Boudreau as well as all-stars Mel Harder, Herb Score, Roger Maris, and many more would not […]
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The Best and Most Meaningful Reliever Stats Out There (Note: Evan presented the following at the 30th Annual Nine Spring Training Conference, March 2, 2023.) Evaluating relievers has become more challenging in the last 35 years or so as their in-game roles have changed. Even before this development, it was tough for the simple fact […]
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Interleague Play: Designated Rivals (Editor’s Note: Two years after the publication of this article, the interleague games increased to 48 per team. Teams now play six games against their designated rivals — three at home, three on the road. Also, “The Alternators” no longer exist. The permanent designations are ARI vs TEX, COL vs HOU, […]
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One day into the 2023 baseball season and social media is overflowing with profound predictions. Experts abound. All it takes is a keyboard or cell phone to have it all figured. If you believe what you read, the Oakland Athletics surely will go 162-0. Adley Rutschman will bat 500-for-500 with 162 homers to lead the […]
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Great Britain Baseball among Biggest Winners at the WBC It has been just over a week since pool play ended for the World Baseball Classic, who crowned Japan as the winner Tuesday night in Miami. But while Japan was the champion, one of the biggest winners at the WBC was Great Britain baseball, who qualified […]
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A Terrible Date in Cleveland Baseball History GOODYEAR, AZ. — March 22, 1993. It was a terrible date in Cleveland baseball history. No sports fan in Cleveland or around America will forget that date. It was when the Cleveland Indians’ Steve Olin and Tim Crews were killed and Bob Ojeda came within inches of losing […]
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