Dan was not the voter who didn't vote for Ichiro. But we all wish we knew who it was! For the 3rd straight year Dan joined the podcast to discuss the final HOF voting. He voted for Bobby Abreu, Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones, Manny Ramirez, Alex Rodriguez, CC Sabathia, Ichiro…
#pirates and #whitesox Smoky Burgess had a pretty good career with a career OPS+ of 116. But he's third all-time in pinch hits and was a beloved player at the end of his career. We talk about the changes in pinch hitting and why all-time pinch hitting records are likely…
As Director of Product Adam has been part of Sports-Reference for a long time. Keeping Baseball -Reference.com fresh, being part of the addition of Football, Basketball, (both college and pro), and hockey has proven to be groundbreaking. Adam has also worked on bringing in Negro League player data into BR.…
We don't know about you but we forget things that happened during a baseball season even when it was LAST season! Sure the #dodgers beat #yankees in the #worldseries but besides Shohei and Aaron Judge, and Skubal, Sale and Skenes, there still were a lot of interesting and even amazing…
The 'Junior' Circuit was founded in 1901 contains some teams like #Yankees and #RedSox who have an epic list in their top 5 for players hitting home runs while a member of the franchise. Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Mantle, David "Big Papi' Ortiz, Jim Rice,…
On our podcast this week we discussed how the #Rockies never have had a player hit 50 home runs while wearing a Colorado uniform. Huh?
Bobby and Barry Bonds hold the father-son combined home run recored. We talk about the home run leaders for each team while wearing a uniform of that team.
In our podcast this week Gordon mentioned that Rickey Henderson does not have as many doubles as you might have expected. Mark said maybe it's because he was a walking double!
We had planned to talk about the home run leaders while wearing a team's uniform, and then Rickey Henderson so sadly and suddenly passed away at age 65. His 66th birthday would have been on Christmas this Wednesday. He doesn't only have the most stolen bases in one season, or…
If you play baseball in New York you will be booed. It comes with the territory. Steve Phillips talks about the way it is in other cities.
Gordon asked Steve about player superstitions and Steve came right out and told us!
We had to ask Steve Phillips about Bobby Bonilla and he did not shy away at all! Maybe Shohei Ohtani should be thanking Steve!
It's hard to believe Steve Phillips has been a radio personality for 20 years! His time as GM for our #mets is fondly remembered for Mike Piazza and the biggest non-playoff home run in Mets history - until this year maybe? Steve hosts 'The Leadoff Spot' on Sirius/XM radio and…
#Giants finally signed a free agent. Did they do the right thing? Former #yankees Clay Holmes goes to the #mets as a starter. Or an 8th inning reliever if it does not work out. Former Mets starter Luis Severino goes to Sacramento which is great for him and won't help…
Dan Evans former #Dodgers GM talks about changing the vibe and introducing great former players to the current players.
Former Dodger GM Dan Evans discusses bringing back #Dodger greats
Dodgers GM from 2001-2004 having a winning record each year, Dan Evans is a baseball lifer with a lot of life left ahead! He also was with the White Sox under HOFer Roland Hemond and later was a part of bringing future HOFer Adrian Beltre over to the #Mariners. We…
What a great time it is to be a #MLB free agent! Former #Yankees Juan Soto may go to #Mets but may not. But why aren't more teams in (besides #Dodgers)? All the teams in MLB are increasing their franchise value. Why are they cheaping out? Paying over market for…
#astros Billy Wagner is in his 10th and final appearance on the #BBWA #baseball HOF ballot. Will this be the one? Wagner only missed by less than 2% last year. But new entrants like #mariners #ichirosuzuki CC Sabathia, and Felix Hernandez are on the ballot now. Will they get in…
Stan-the-Man Musial a first baseman?. A shoulder injury forced him to become a hitter after he started as a pitcher/outfield and then became an oufielder full-time except the #Cardinals played him at first base often. Musial had 3,630 hits - the same 1,815 hits at home as he had on…
As #Mets fans we're excited about the possibility of Juan Soto. But what might it take to get him to sign? The most expensive contract in baseball history? Even more than Shohei Ohtani. Shohei got $700M but with deferrals it ends up being closer to $460M in present value. What…
Roki Sasaki finally got Chibo to allow him to explore playing #MLB. He will play this season at some point in the Majors although he will begin his MLB career in the minor leagues. Juan Soto is being courted and his agent Scott Boras is holding court. Gerrit Cole thought…
Do you know where to get data on every baseball player who played since 1871? baseball1.com was founded by SABR member Sean Lahman. In the mid-1990s, Lahman created the first online baseball encyclopedia at his Baseball Archive website. Sean recently and generously donated this database to SABR and it's both…
No longer can #dodgers be talked about as not having won a WS in this century in a 162-game season. There are a few players like Max Muncy who remember taking Covid-19 test after winning the 2020 World Series. No parades. No cheering from the fans. The 2024 championship behind…