Mark McGwire
6 posts
2013 Hall of Fame "Ballot", Part I
This year's Baseball Writers' Association of America Hall of Fame ballot is the most crowded in over 65 years, when 95 players received votes in 1945 . Before we get to this year's fun, here's a glimps at the 1945…
Prince and his Power
One of my stranger collections are the undeveloped ideas, explorations, and arguments that lay in the tenuous existence of this blog's nebulous Saved Drafts folder. Archived like time capsules, these drafts may house a…
Rare and Coincidental
Speaking of rare triple plays*, makes me think of my old playing days. Let's go back 19 years, to 1992, in Highland Park, IL. I'm playing the unfamiliar position of catcher, mostly by default, but also because of the…
'Roids, Aging, & The Pride of the Goldpanners
It has been twenty years since this photo was taken, yet I saw it for the first time yesterday. Why is this photo not more celebrated? Anybody know where I can get a fake ID? Perhaps, I'm exaggerating the comedic value…
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…
Is Piazza the next McGwire?
When considering the historical impact of the times we are living, I believe it’s important to take a step back and try to put things in perspective. We are either in the post-steroid era, or more cynically speaking we…
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