Those Not-So-Amazin’ Mets
There were two miracles in 1969: Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon and the New York Mets won the World Series. But it’s worth remembering that on this date — when Armstrong landed the “Eagle” at...
View ArticleKoufax vs. Cain — Whose Game Was More . . . Perfect?
Baseball’s pundits and statistics gurus are already asking whether Matt Cain’s perfecto last night in San Francisco was the best game ever pitched — or, if not that, then at least better than Sandy...
View ArticleFlashback Friday: Those Other “What Ifs”
At the heart of every great baseball story is a single question: “what if?” What if, instead of leaning over to catch that ball, Jeffrey had just decided to stay in his seat? What if, instead of...
View ArticleWhatever Happened To . . .
My friends had a name for George Altman that describes his baseball career perfectly. “He’s a peripheral great,” one of my friends said years ago. “You know, that special class of ballplayer: a man...
View ArticleWhy Todd Helton Should Be In The Hall of Fame
Rockies’ first baseman Todd Helton announced on Monday that he will be retiring from baseball at the end of the 2013 season, bringing to an end a seventeen year career of one of his generation’s best...
View ArticleNats Rally In The 9th For 6-5 Arizona Win
The Nationals were headed to their fourth loss in a row when they came to the plate in the 9th inning last night in Arizona. But Danny Espinosa’s home run tied the game and Kevin Frandsen’s pinch hit...
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