May 17, 2012

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A Four Course Feast of Baseball Ignorance

May 14, 2012 · by · 2 Comments 

The past couple of weeks have brought an even greater parade of baseball ignorance than usual from the professionals who play and report on the game. I started to write about one of them, but before I could fully digest that affront to my baseball taste, another one jumped out at me, followed by two more. My plate is full to overflowing now, and I’d better share it with you while I still have an appetite for it. I am happy to share with you the four-course meal of ignorance that I’ve been stewing over for too long. Two you’re already familiar with, as they... [Read the full story]

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Touring the Bases With Bob Wolff

May 16, 2012 · by · Leave a Comment 

Bob Wolff is one of the most famous television and radio announcers of the second half of the Twentieth Century. He has been inducted to both the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown and the Basketball Hall of Fame as well. His call of Don Larsen’s World Series Perfect Game in 1956 for Mutual Radio and that of the 1958 NFL Championship Game between the Colts and Giants, are just two of the many landmark sporting events that he has broadcast over the years. Bob was kind enough to speak to Seamheads about the start of his career in Washington, DC as the first television announcer for the Washington... [Read the full story]

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Touring the Bases With Bob Wolff

May 16, 2012 · by · Leave a Comment 

Bob Wolff is one of the most famous television and radio announcers of the second half of the Twentieth Century. He has been inducted to both the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown and the Basketball Hall of Fame as well. His call of Don Larsen’s World Series Perfect Game in 1956 for Mutual Radio and that of the 1958 NFL Championship Game between the Colts and Giants, are just two of the many landmark sporting events that he has broadcast over the years. Bob was kind enough to speak to Seamheads about the start of his career in Washington, DC as the first television announcer for the Washington... [Read the full story]

Hall of Fame

Adjusting for Military Service

May 6, 2012 · by · 2 Comments 

Many fans have wondered over the years about those players who lost playing time to military service – and how that may have impacted their total careers. One interesting aspect of win shares and the CAWS Career Gauge is that it is fairly easy to reasonably adjust a player’s career numbers to reflect this lost time.  Let’s take Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams as two examples. Joe DiMaggio’s career numbers are ranked #25 among position players of the 20th century by the CAWS Gauge.  Here are some players ranked just above and below him.  CWS = career win shares,... [Read the full story]

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Independent Baseball Season Fires Up Next Week With Three More Leagues Starting Play

May 11, 2012 · by · Leave a Comment 

Joe Calfapietra is one of the real veterans among the 32 Independent Baseball managers preparing teams to open the season in one week (May 17) when the Can-Am League, American Association and Frontier League hear the “Play Ball” cry. The 42-year-old New Jersey Jackals skipper has had time to develop a plan for building a roster since this will be his 10th season at Yogi Berra Stadium in Little Falls and his 13th overall in leading an Independent team. “I like guys just out of an (major league) organization”, Calfapietra said, “and guys who have an opportunity to get... [Read the full story]

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Touring the Bases With Bob Wolff

May 16, 2012 by

Bob Wolff is one of the most famous television and radio announcers of the second half of the Twentieth Century. He has been inducted to both the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown and the Basketball Hall of Fame as well. His call of Don Larsen’s World Series Perfect Game in 1956 for Mutual Radio and that of the 1958 NFL Championship Game between... Read more of this article

The Juju Rules: A Review

May 16, 2012 by

The dictionary defines juju as “an object venerated superstitiously” and “the magical power attributed to such an object.” Despite the lack of scientific evidence, scores of baseball fans swear that they have successfully used juju to impact the performance of players and teams; from their favorite to their most hated. One of... Read more of this article

McNamee Testifies He Gave Clemens Steroids

May 16, 2012 by

McNamee testifies he gave Clemens steroids (via AFP) Brian McNamee told jurors on Monday that he injected Roger Clemens with steroids in 1998 at the famed pitcher’s request in key testimony at the perjury trial of the former Major league Baseball star. McNamee, the former trainer for Clemens, was the major prosecution... Read more of this article

NY Times Unloads Last of Red Sox Stake

May 16, 2012 by

NY Times unloads last of Red Sox stake (via AFP) The New York Times Co., has sold its remaining stake in the Boston Red Sox baseball team for $63 million as the struggling media group moves to focus on its core operations. A regulatory filing Friday said the New York Times Company sold its remaining 210 Class B shares of Fenway Sports Group “to... Read more of this article

Clearing The Bases

May 15, 2012 by

Major League Baseball teams for the most part use the first third of the season (April, May) to evaluate their team, the middle third (June, July) to make acquisitions to help the team, and the last third (August, September) to fight for a playoff run.  Now trading won’t really pick up for another month or so but still, there are quite a... Read more of this article

The Glory Days: Dramatic Homers Usher in the 1960s

May 13, 2012 by

A pair of monumental home runs ushered in the 1960s, and both blasts have been talked and written about ever since. Bill Mazeroski’s seventh-game homer was the first to end a World Series, giving the Pittsburgh Pirates victory over the New York Yankees. Various polls of fans and writers have ranked it the most dramatic finish ever to a championship... Read more of this article

Independent Baseball Season Fires Up Next Week With Three More Leagues Starting Play

May 11, 2012 by

Joe Calfapietra is one of the real veterans among the 32 Independent Baseball managers preparing teams to open the season in one week (May 17) when the Can-Am League, American Association and Frontier League hear the “Play Ball” cry. The 42-year-old New Jersey Jackals skipper has had time to develop a plan for building a roster since this... Read more of this article

Clearing The Bases

May 10, 2012 by

As Fantasy owners we have been complaining all season about one of three things.  Players who are off to slow starts (Albert Pujols, Jose Bautista), injuries (Jacoby Ellsbury, Chris Carpenter, Carl Crawford), and the weekly merry-go-round that has been the closer situation throughout baseball (half the league).  This week however, we are starting... Read more of this article

Josh Beckett Working Hard to Assume Role of Scapegoat

May 10, 2012 by

Even the most optimistic Boston Red Sox fans would be hard-pressed to classify the team’ last 60 or so games as a slump because a slump implies an anticipated return to an expected level. Since blowing a seemingly insurmountable lead for the wildcard in the final month of the 2011 season, the team has looked fragile and distracted as they have... Read more of this article

iOOTP12 for Apple

May 10, 2012 by

iOOTP12 for Apple (sorry, Android fans, you’ve got at least another year to wait before partaking) is the Kate Upton to OOTP13′s Sofia Vergara: whereas the latter has endless curves, you sure as hell won’t mind spending hours with the slimmer, compact version. Kate (uh, I mean, iOOTP12) is well worth the price of admission, a $4.99... Read more of this article

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Jerome Williams (Three-Hit Shutout), Jered Weaver (No-Hitter) Strut Their Stuff With More Than 100 Others at MLB Doorstep

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My intention this week was to talk up the fact more than 100 Independent Baseball... 

As Atlantic Season Opens, Kirk and Other Owners Eye Spanning USA With Two Eight-Team Divisions

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Harper-Less Hagerstown Suns Open with a Flourish

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West Virginia Power Looking for Excitement in 2012

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