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Remembering the MLB-ers we lost in 2015
Ernie Banks and Yogi Berra BATTERS Rk Name Yrs From To WAR/pos G HR RBI BA OBP SLG OPS Date of Death 1 Bob Anderson 7 1957 1963 -0.5 247 2 12 .134 .174 .175 .349 Mar 12 2 Joaquin Andujar 13 1976 1988...
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Celebrating 2016, MLB Style
Hall of Famers Frank Robinson (20) and Whitey Ford (16) Nine to Know: 2016 from the Bill Chuck Files Dick Bartell and Mark Belanger each played 2016 MLB games. Jimmy Ripple and Marcus Thames each had...
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Sunday MLB Nine to Notes: From the Bill Chuck Files of 1/3/16
Just 41 games to go: Robinson Cano comes into the 2016 season riding a 16-game hitting streak, the longest active streak in the majors. Nine to Know: From the Bill Chuck Files of 1/3/16 In 2014, Ben...
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The Hall of Fame adds a four-decade player
Junior Griffey played from April 3, 1989 to May 31, 2010 Playing in the major leagues in four different decades requires luck, skill, health, luck, durability, and did I mention luck? The likelihood of...
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IBWAA SELECTS KEN GRIFFEY, JR. AND EDGAR MARTINEZ IN 2016 HALL OF FAME VOTE
Howard Cole, the founding director of the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America has announced that in its seventh annual Hall of Fame election has selected Ken Griffey, Jr. unanimously (230...
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The 20 pitchers who threw 3300+ pitches in 2015
Data from http://www.springtrainingconnection.com/ There are 85 days until Opening Day, 2016. There are only about 35 days until pitchers and catchers report. There is no question that there are plenty...
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Sunday MLB Nine to Notes: From the Bill Chuck Files of 1/10/16
The great new Scoutables app points out that last season, Albert Pujols hit changeups ineffectively when in play, batting .204 (.320 is average). Nine to Know: From the Bill Chuck Files of 1/10/16 Last...
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The Yankees bullpen troika means the starters need to only go six
Aroldis Chapman will be the closer for the Yankees whose starters had a .276 BAA the third time they faced a batter in a game last season Yankees manager Joe Girardi on the YES Network last night...
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Remembering Monte Irvin – Check out his Hall of Fame season in 1951
The first all African-American outfield: Monte Irvin, Willie Mays, and Hank Thompsonprior to the start of Game 2 of the 1951 World Series against the Yankees Baseball lost one its greats on Monday...
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Sunday MLB Nine to Notes: From the Bill Chuck Files of 1/17/16
Over the last two seasons, Dee Gordon leads the majors with 122 steals and with 39 caught stealings, the numbers are similar to Rickey Henderson’s 130 steals and 42 caught stealings in 1982 alone....
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