Andrew McCutchen joins exclusive company
You may have heard the phrase, “Lies, damned lies, and statistics.” There’s no doubt that statistics can certainly be used in many ways to bolster an argument, prove a point or even make a case seem stronger than it really is. According to baseball-almanac.com, more than 20,000 players have played Major League Baseball. If one […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates All-Time Three Rivers Stadium (1970-2000) team
If you’re around my age, your first taste of Pirates baseball was visiting Three Rivers Stadium. Three Rivers Stadium was home to the Bucs from 1970 to 2000 and hosted two World Series championship teams (’71 and ’79) and saw the Pirates make the playoffs nine times. 16 of those 31 seasons the Pirates had […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates All-Time PNC Park (2001-2021) team
In 2001, the Pittsburgh Pirates moved to their beautiful new home PNC Park and many baseball fans have called it the most beautiful ballpark in America. If only the ballpark had a team worthy of it. In the 21 seasons that PNC Park has been the Pirates home, only four have been winning ones and […]
Andrew McCutchen – Three stolen bases from some exclusive company
The Philadelphia Phillies recently declined their club option for next season on Andrew McCutchen, age 35, and he is now a free agent. This past season, McCutchen hit only .222 but did hit 27 home runs and had 80 runs batted in. If McCutchen can steal three bases in 2022, he stole six in 2021, […]
The best starting pitching staffs in the last 100 years
Pitching, pitching, pitching. You may have heard the saying, “You can never have enough pitching.” Obviously, if you are going to have good pitching it begins with your starting pitching staff. Which starting pitching staff was the best ever? A few that come to mind right away were the Atlanta Braves of the ‘90s. Beginning […]
