Category: Baseball
A Beautiful Thing On The Internet: Jon Bois’s “The Bob Emergency”
Jon Bois tells the incredible story of Bob Gibson. For good measure, he tells the stories of a bunch of other Bobs too.
Strike Four: The Evolution of Baseball
This is my shameless self promotion post. I have mentioned previously that I had a book coming out. Well, it is out now. It is a history of the rules of baseball.
Deep Thoughts on the World Series
Then it hit me: How about a good rant? That is right in my wheelhouse!
What is Going on with Baseball?
With more strikeouts than hits, what, if anything, has changed? And what to do about it?
“Practical Base Ball” — A Tale of Skullduggery
Or, How Spalding Signed Clarkson, but that is boring…
The World Series Futility Index
The Cubs never were the most futile club, their fans notwithstanding.
The Cubs Win the Pennant!
…in 1885. And they’re not the Cubs yet.
But Cubs fans need to take what they can get.
