MLB Hall of Fame: A Weak 2012 Ballot and What It Means
MLB has a weak class of candidates for the 2012 Hall of Fame induction, with the exception of Barry Larkin. Here’s what that means for baseball. [READ MORE →]
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BCS Buster Power Rankings: 2011 Week 5 Rankings
The Power Rankings expand this week to include a look at non-AQ schools that could [bust the BCS despite their blemishes... →]
Jose Reyes: What a Loser
On the 70th anniversary of Ted Williams entering the final day of the season batting .400 (well, it was .3995 or something, so rounded up it was .400), Teddy Ballgame could have sat out the double-header to maintain his .400 average but he chose not to…
Boston Red Sox Missing Playoffs isn’t the Yankees’ Fault
Last night, when the Boston Red Sox lost to the Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Yankees with a walk-off home run from Evan Longoria, the Red Sox’ historic collapse was complete. They lost a 9 game lead in September and missed out on the p…
BCS Buster Power Rankings: 2011 Week 4 Rankings
After a wild fourth weekend of the college football season, [just two teams remain in the hunt to Bust the BCS... →]
Mariano Rivera: 602 Saves Solidifies His Standing as the Greatest
Yesterday, Mariano Rivera finally accomplished the inevitable – he now owns the career record for saves. He entered the game, got a groundout, a fly-out, a broken bat and then a strikeout earning him his 602nd save, passing Trevor Hoffman’s…
BCS Buster Power Rankings: 2011 Week 3 Rankings
A quarter of the way through the 2011 season, [only six BCS Busters still have a clean shot... →]
Rivera Inches Closer to History
601. Let that sink in for a moment. Usually when we see a number like that in the world of baseball, we think of an offensive stat, notably, home runs. After all, the major league record for wins isn’t at 600 (it’s actually 511), nor is the single season strikeout record (that is 513, set [...]