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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 11 months ago 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 11 months ago 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 11 months ago 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 11 months ago 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 11 months ago 9 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 11 months ago 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 11 months ago 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 11 months ago 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 11 months ago 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 12 months ago 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 12 months ago 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 1 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 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 about 1 year ago 9 comments
