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MLB History: 11 Greatest Shortstops of All Time, Part 2

Lou Boudreau, Barry Larkin, Joe Cronin, Honus Wagner, Arky Vaughan, Ernie Banks, Cal Ripken Jr. Ozzie Smith, Luke Appling, Bill Dahlen, and Gorgeous George Davis...

Written by Ben Feldman about about 1 year ago 4,355 reads 10 comments
MLB History: 11 Greatest Shortstops of All Time, Part 1

Honus Wagner (240), Alex Rodriguez (109), Derek Jeter (73), Allan Trammel (102), Ozzie Smith (127), Omar Vizquel (72), Luke Appling (130), Ernie Banks (115), Lou Boudreau (108), Joe Cronin ...

Written by Ben Feldman about about 1 year ago 3,346 reads 5 comments
The Great Glove Debate: How Do You Measure Defense?

I was thinking recently about defense.Defense seems to be the thing that we know least about in baseball. I have been reading a number of articles on the site recently that discuss the defensive merits of various players...

Written by Ben Feldman about about 1 year ago 996 reads 5 comments
The Best 11 Second Basemen of All Time

I was going to move rationally around the diamond in my "greatest ten of all time" series, but I got frustrated with first base, and then with third, so I'll get to those later...

Written by Ben Feldman about about 1 year ago 7,141 reads 22 comments
Don Mattingly vs. Keith Hernandez: Who was New York City's Best First Baseman?

I was about to start on a post about the finest first basemen in the history of baseball. I had come up with a big list of the potential top ten candidates of the top of my head...

Written by Ben Feldman about about 1 year ago 1,412 reads 10 comments
The 10 Greatest Catchers in Baseball History, Part 2

OK. We left off with the following as the ten best catchers in baseball history:Johnny Bench, Yogi Berra, Buck Ewing, Mike Piazza, Ivan Rodriguez, Bill Dickey, Mickey Cochrane, Gary Carter, Carlton Fisk, and Roy Campanella...

Written by Ben Feldman about about 1 year ago 2,367 reads 10 comments
The Ten Greatest Catchers in Baseball History

I'm starting a new series, best all time at each position, we are going to begin with catcher. Because I do not have numbers available, I am going to leave out Negro League Players for now...

Written by Ben Feldman about about 1 year ago 1,143 reads 0 comments
MLB Shortstops: Who Would You Build a Team Around?

So ESPN is doing a sort of "Vs." series. Topics like which right handed starter would you most like to start for your team, which player is better: Pujols or A-Rod, etc...

Written by Ben Feldman about about 1 year ago 745 reads 4 comments
Eric Davis: What Could Have Been

All this talk about the Hall of Fame has me thinking about the number of players who, for a variety of reasons (war, injury, racism, etc.) were denied what could have been hall of fame careers...

Written by Ben Feldman about about 1 year ago 506 reads 5 comments
My Streamlined Baseball Hall of Fame

Here are my picks for the Baseball Hall of Fame. I didn't spent that much time on this, so don't get too riled up. If you disagree with someone, point it out and tell me why...

Written by Ben Feldman about about 1 year ago 623 reads 6 comments
Jim Rice: The Final Word

The Jim Rice for HOF debate rages on, with the Neyers, Laws and Posnanskis of the world calmly stating their cases against, and the Peter Gammons's of the world refuting them by telling them ...

Written by Ben Feldman about about 1 year ago 735 reads 15 comments
Best of 2007: The National League Playoff Race

Sure, it's the weaker league—but the National League's competitive balance led to an incredibly exciting finish in 2007.Entering the final month of the season, no fewer than nine NL teams were in playoff contention...

Written by Ben Feldman about about 1 year ago 632 reads 1 comments
My Take on the Baseball Hall of Fame Candidates

Not gonna do in depth analysis, just a little coverage of each. If anyone wants, I will write a full article about any of the below. Just put it in my comments...

Written by Ben Feldman about about 1 year ago 473 reads 0 comments
Mitchell Report Fallout: How to Purify Baseball History

A lot of talk has been circling recently about what to do with regard to the records of baseball players suspected or found guilty of using steroids or human growth hormone...

Written by Ben Feldman about about 1 year ago 569 reads 0 comments
New York Yankees: Odd Team Out in 2008?

After Hank Steinbrenner’s "contract offer" to Joe Torre was turned down, there was a great deal of discussion in the press about the imminent demise of the New York Yankees...

Written by Ben Feldman about about 1 year ago 3,885 reads 35 comments
Mitchell Report Fallout: Who Cares?

I may be alone in this, but I have an extremely difficult time getting riled up about steroid use in baseball.In fact, I'd say that there's only one aspect of the issue that interests ...

Written by Ben Feldman about about 1 year ago 892 reads 11 comments
Wright All Wrong: The Yankees' Jaret Wright Disaster

Yankees fans got another bitter reminder of the 2004-2005 offseason yesterday when the team asked Carl Pavano to accept a minor league contract...

Written by Ben Feldman about about 1 year ago 868 reads 1 comments
Writers' Block: The Problem with the BBWAA

The Baseball Writers Association of America has never been known for its ability to make correct—or even reasonably defensible—decisions...

Written by Ben Feldman about about 1 year ago 892 reads 2 comments
Marlins-Tigers Trade: The Good News for Dontrelle Willis

In the wake of the Marlins-Tigers mega-deal, much of the discussion has focused on Dontrelle Willis' transition to the American League.Because of his marketability, Willis has achieved a degree of fame far exceeding his actual value...

Written by Ben Feldman about about 1 year ago 1,677 reads 2 comments
Lefty Shopping: Why Erik Bedard Is a Better Buy Than Johan Santana

There has been a tremendous amount of speculation about the future of Minnesota ace Johan Santana.For all the hype, though, Santana may not be the pitcher to go after this offseason...

Written by Ben Feldman about over 2 years ago 2,457 reads 9 comments

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Ben Feldman Article Archive

MLB History: 11 Greatest Shortstops of All Time, Part 2

MLB History: 11 Greatest Shortstops of All Time, Part 1

The Great Glove Debate: How Do You Measure Defense?

The Best 11 Second Basemen of All Time

Don Mattingly vs. Keith Hernandez: Who was New York City's Best First Baseman?

The 10 Greatest Catchers in Baseball History, Part 2

The Ten Greatest Catchers in Baseball History

MLB Shortstops: Who Would You Build a Team Around?

Eric Davis: What Could Have Been

My Streamlined Baseball Hall of Fame

Jim Rice: The Final Word

Best of 2007: The National League Playoff Race

My Take on the Baseball Hall of Fame Candidates

Mitchell Report Fallout: How to Purify Baseball History

New York Yankees: Odd Team Out in 2008?

Mitchell Report Fallout: Who Cares?

Wright All Wrong: The Yankees' Jaret Wright Disaster

Writers' Block: The Problem with the BBWAA

Marlins-Tigers Trade: The Good News for Dontrelle Willis

Lefty Shopping: Why Erik Bedard Is a Better Buy Than Johan Santana

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