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Overcoming injuries and misconceptions to quietly earn his keep in Major League Baseball If you ask many baseball fans about J.D. Drew, many of them will likely say that he had All-Star potential that he never lived up to for…
October First was the day that the knuckleball died. On this date in the year 2023 the world lost a great man in Tim Wakefield, one whom baseball purists should remember forever. The modern sorcerer of this elusive pitch, Tim…
The last team captain of the Boston Red Sox, Jason Varitek spent parts of 15 seasons with just one team in Major League Baseball. The Georgia Tech product was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in 1993, but decided to return…
Tigers great Alan Trammell was a great shortstop. Yet, the Tigers great was still in the conversation for the Hall-of-Fame until 2018 when he was finally inducted by the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee. Meanwhile, his double-play partner, second baseman…
David Cone was a pretty good pitcher in his day. In fact, he may have become one of the most underrated pitchers of his era. The Kansas City native Cone was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 3rd…
When I began following baseball around the turn of the 21st century, the Red Sox and New York Yankees rivalry was as hot as ever. One of my favorite players to watch right from the beginning was Bernie Williams…of the…
Joining Ron Santo in the 2012 Baseball Hall of Fame class, Barry Larkin is enshrined forever in Cooperstown after a nineteen-year Major League Baseball career that spanned from 1986-2004. During that time, he helped the Reds win the 1990 World…
A conversation with a sports card seller led me down a rabbit hole of thinking about the record-setting sluggers that now see their careers tainted by the use of steroids and other Performance-Enhancing Drugs. Naturally, I felt a strong need…
Andrew Simon authored an article for MLB.com exploring the top players in five categories often cited as the “five tools” noted by baseball scouts. These are power, hitting, speed, arm strength, and defensive fielding. While all the players mentioned here…
Is Pedro Martinez the Greatest Pitcher of All Time? As one who grew up watching the exploits of Pedro Martinez on the mound for the Boston Red Sox, I can say without a doubt that he’s the greatest pitcher I’ve…
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