ERA has gone the way of batting average in the modern era of baseball. While it’s still a bit of a barometer of real performance, it’s not really valuable at first glance. These numbers are easily digestible for the average fan and can be sold to show who is good and who is bad. Unfortunately, […]
Damn, the Phils McCrackin ‘Homers vs. Miami yesterday, who hit eight! Started the Dong Charger, Kyle Schwarber (4-out-5) hit his 55th and 56th Homer. Only 16 players have 55 homers. In the history of baseball. Nobody is talking about Schwarber and he has a legitimate NL MVP season. Everyone is in the shadow of Raleigh’s […]
A Cy Young next year, then two Cy Youngs, then three Cy Youngs in 2029 (by 2029 they will publish three Cy Youngs a year). Then the Hall of Fame Chatter starts, while he is approaching 50 victories, the new benchmark for pitchers. Of course I talk about it Hunter Greene. Yesterday he went 9 […]