Lefty with a pulse

 
Lefty Grove, Philadelphia A’s
Grove won an even 300 games in his 17-year career, leading the American League in ERA nine times and in wins four times. In 1931, he was voted MVP after going 31-4.
WOW! See other lefties with more than a pulse…

See it again…for the 1st time

The day was July 20th, 1969 when Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became the 1st human beings to set foot on the moon. We are approaching the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. In celebration, there are a handful of ways to follow the recreation of the mission. One of these is [...]

Who says you can’t steal first?

In Dom Forker’s Baseball Brain Teasers – Major League Puzzlers he describes why the following odd rule was put into place:
After he has acquired legal possession of a base, he runs the bases in reverse order for the purpose of confusing the defense or making a travesty of the game. The umpire shall immediately call [...]

Moneyball

After looking at this Salary vs. Performance diagram you really have to wonder who the heck are the Mets and Cubs paying all that money to?!?
As of yesterday the Yanks have paid $136,149,920 for the 4 extra wins than the Twins. I’m not saying, I’m just saying!