Babe Ruth

4 posts

  1. Walking from Philly to Oakland

    Have you ever heard of a ballplayer from the 1920s and '30s named Max Bishop ? More than likely, you have heard of the '27 Yankees, with their menacing nickname: Murderers' Row . Max Bishop was not a member of…

  2. Reasons MLB Run Scoring is So Low

    AL and NL runs scored/game were both at their lowest level since 1992. — P (@Toirtap) November 19, 2013 People have differing reactions to the statement above. First, some context... Average Runs Scored per Game 1919:…

  3. Curse of Theo Epstein?

    Maybe the Red Sox are asking for "something real" because they are afraid of selling another team asset and falling into an 86-year title-less abyss. Larry Lucchino, who is in charge of the negotiations, and was spoken…

  4. Single Season Homerun Record

    No time for Hot Stove or Sleeper analysis today, but in anticipation of Mark McGwire's impending public castigation, I would like to provide my interpretation of the actual single season home run records, without Big…