Slightly Better than Replacement Level
If not for a 1922 demotion to the A-level New Haven ball club (As a reminder, I don’t use racist team names on this site so if you want to know the actual name you will need to look it up yourself) Johnny Cooney may never have spread his two-way wings. Though he spent his […]
Johnny Lush began his professional career in 1904 with the National League’s Philadelphia Phillies. Right out of the gate he played both sides of the ball. He didn’t play enough on both sides of the ball to qualify as a true two-way player until 1906, but in 1905 he dabbled in pitching while playing first […]
When people think of Stan Musial they think of an all-time St. Louis Cardinals great. His entry into the National Baseball Hall of Fame is easily remembered, as are the World Series’ he won in 1942, 1944, and 1946 for the Cards. Stan the Man is also easily remembered for his hitting prowess and for […]
Over the past couple of weeks, the debate over who should be the National League Rookie of the Year has intensified. At least it has among San Diego Padres and New York Mets fans. The national beat hasn’t picked up on this debate all that much. If anything they are framing the race as already […]
As quietly and unassumingly as possible the Arizona Diamondbacks have managed to not be terrible this year. I know that sounds like I’m damning them with faint praise, but it truly is a feat that they have managed to stay an average team. They find themselves only two games under .500, and just 2.5 games […]