Derek Jeter, while legendary, is incredibly overated. And the numbers show it. Derek Jeter was elected to the Hall Of Fame with 99.7% of the vote. He was about as close to unanamous as it gets. And yes, I know that he was a great leader. When Derek Jeter was in his playing career, what…
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Jeff Mathis is The Worst Hitter in Baseball. Here’s Why He’s Still in Baseball
Jeff Mathis is the worst hitter in baseball. He has one of the worst catcher’s arms in baseball. Yet still, Jeff Mathis is the on the Rangers’ 40 man roster, and he will likely be on their opening day roster as well. He wasn’t always bad at hitting. In the minors, Mathis had a combined…
Ranking MLB General Managers Based On Their Playing Careers
When I war writing this article, I thought that there would be a lot of General Managers that had played pro baseball. There were only 7 GMs that played Pro Baseball. However, there were also 8 General Managers that played college. The rest didn’t play in college, or just never played at all. So down…
What is the Least Number of Games that Would Constitute a Real Season?
With the 2020 season in question, a solution that would satisfy all parties seems nearly impossible. That being said, a return to baseball in 2020 is not impossible. An ideal season for both parties to agree on would be a shorter season, and today we’re going to look at what the least number of games…
Why Catchers Are So Bad at Hitting
When you think about good hitting catchers, who comes to mind? For me it’s Mike Napoli, Yasmani Grandal, and JT Realmuto. All 3 are or were above average hitters. Napoli eventually moved to 1B/DH due to his poor fielding, but Realmuto and Grandal are among the best fielding catchers in the league. When I fire…
Field of Dreams and A League Of Their Own Movie Reviews
Quarantine has been hard on all of us. So I took the time to watch 2 of the greatest baseball movies, and then I reviewed them down below. Enjoy! A League Of Their Own “There’s no crying in baseball!” This movie was very fun to watch. I love the multiple storylines, whether it’s the sisters’…
MLBPA PROPOSES 114 GAME SEASON
The MLBPA has just proposed a 114 game season. They expect that the deal will be rejected, but they hope that it serves as a stepping stone for a future deal. The season would run from June 30-October 31 with the players getting full salaries.
Finding The Perfect MLB Player (With a Low Amount of HR)
Baseball-Reference features a search tool where I looked to see who had the most PA with 0-1 HR from 1990-2019. The results were staggering. The first 3 names that I noticed were all the same. They all read Juan Pierre. And then I thought, ” How many HR did this guy have in his career?”…
Who Is The Slowest Player of All Time?
A few days ago, I wondered who was the slowest player of all time. I was looking at Daniel Vogelbach’s baseball-reference page, and I realized that in 4 years playing he had not stolen a base. He hadn’t even attempted to steal. So I know that SB isn’t the best measure of whether a player…
What fascinates me about Joey Gallo
Imagine this: World Series. Bottom of the ninth. Runners on first and second. Down by 3 runs. Mariano Rivera (or any other dominant closer) in the game for the other team. Who would you want up? For the White Sox it’s Jose Abreu. For the Reds it’s Joey Votto. For the Cubs it’s Anthony Rizzo….