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By Bob Long on May 8, 2011
Justin Verlander threw his second career no-hitter yesterday afternoon against the Toronto Blue Jays. He fanned 4 hitters and walked only 1 en route. Verlander has become a Top 10 pitcher in the game over the past 5 years, as he has posted 17 wins or more in 4 of the last 5 years. But […]
Posted in Featured, Major League Baseball | Tagged Baseball Hall of Fame, Bob Feller, Cy Young, Detroit Tigers, Jim Bunning, Justin Verlander, Larry Corcoran, Mark Buerhle, Nolan Ryan, Roy Halladay, Sandy Koufax, Toronto Blue Jays |
By Bob Long on February 3, 2011
Andy Pettitte is prepared to announce his retirement from baseball tomorrow in New York. Pettitte won 240 games during his illustrious career, 203 of which were with the Yankees. Pettitte won 20 games twice in his 16 year career, and posted a 3.88 career ERA. Looking at those numbers, one wouldn’t consider the player a […]
Posted in Major League Baseball | Tagged Andy Pettitte, Baseball Hall of Fame, Baseball Writer's Association of America, Cooperstown, Mark McGwire, New York Yankees |
By Bob Long on January 7, 2011
Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame yesterday, as Alomar gained 90% of the votes, and Blyleven gained 79.7% of the votes. In order to qualify for the Hall, a player needs to be 5 years past retirement, and picked on over 75% of the Hall of Fame ballots. […]
Posted in Featured, Major League Baseball | Tagged Alex Rodriguez, All Star, Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds, Baseball Hall of Fame, Bert Blyleven, Bob Feller, Gold Glove, Hank Aaron, Jackie Robinson, Mark McGwire, Mickey Mantle, Rafael Palmeiro, Roberto Alomar, Roberto Clemente, Sammy Sosa |
By Bob Long on January 7, 2010
Andre Dawson, “Hawk,” was the sole player elected to the Hall of Fame today, and it took a nine year wait for him to get there. He deserved to get all the attention and be the sole player inducted because it makes up for his unnecessary wait to be inducted. 438 home runs, 1591 RBIs, […]
Posted in Major League Baseball | Tagged Andre Dawson, Astroturf, Baseball Hall of Fame, Chicago Cubs, Gold Glove, Hawk, Montreal Expos, Most Valuable Player, Olympic Stadium, Silver Slugger Award |