Shin-Soo Choo's painful On-Base Percentage
The Reds' center fielder has already been hit by nine pitches this season, which is off the charts. The Reds must be thrilled with his on-base percentage, but what about his durability?
The Reds' center fielder has already been hit by nine pitches this season, which is off the charts. The Reds must be thrilled with his on-base percentage, but what about his durability?
He might have made a travesty of the game, but at least it wasn't on purpose.
The hit movie about Jackie Robinson and the integration of Major League Baseball is based on a lot of things that really happened ... but how many of them actually happened? Let's do a little checking.
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All this new-fangled relief work, and what happens? Nothing. Teams are holding leads in the ninth exactly like they always have.
Remember last month, when Jackie Bradley Jr. was tearing up the Grapefruit League and it seemed borderline crazy to send him to the minors for his first sip of Triple-A protein smoothie? Thanks to...
Last night, the Mariners were down to their last out, down by a run in the 14th inning. Dustin Ackley hit a double to right with Justin Smoak on first. Third-base coach Jeff Datz waved Smoak around...
Sixty years ago, Mickey Mantle hit a home run that's forever been billed at 565 feet, perhaps the longest in major-league history. But did he really hit it that far? And either way, might a current hitter reach that distance?
My personal history with Pedro Alvarez, in two parts: 1. In 2008, the Giants had the No. 5 in the June draft. They were terrible enough the season before to earn the pick, and they were terrible...
Between November 18, 2011 and August 26, 2012, the Los Angeles Dodgers committed just over $309 million to four outfielders. Which is a very, very effective way to find three outfielders, I...