Memories Of A Special Place
I know, it’s hard to believe–they’ve torn down the old Yankee Stadium; it’s still sinking in. It was called “The House That Ruth Built”–reduced to a pile of rubble while a new greed-fueled edifice...
View ArticleA ‘Strasburg Was Here’ Doubleheader
Game One Friday, August 27, 2010 Syracuse, N.Y. “The greatest powers of the physical environment slam into the resilient forces of life, and nothing much happens.” E.O. Wilson, The Diversity of Life Â...
View ArticlePart Three: The Story Of The 1888-1889 New York Giants
The 1889 World Series would be a battle of the boroughs as the National League champion, New York Giants, would look to repeat as world champions against the American Association champion, the Brooklyn...
View ArticleYankees Should Avoid Using Burnett in the Postseason
Since 1920, 391 Yankees pitchers have had a seasonal ERA of at least 5.30. Of all those pitchers, no pitcher has been allowed to pitch as many innings as A.J. Burnett. Why? Because Burnett is on a...
View ArticleBurnett Does Not Fit on Yanks ALDS Roster
With the postseason set to begin on Wednesday, the Yankees announced their roster for the American League Division series against the Twins. As expected, AJ Burnett is on the roster––although he...
View ArticleRanking the Goliaths and Davids
The 2010 playoffs begin tomorrow and at first glance you would assume that the Tampa Bay Rays were carrying the banner of underdog once again. That would be wrong. The most under-privileged team teeing...
View ArticleJim Lonborg: Coming Close
On Wednesday, Don Larsen was joined by Roy Halladay as the only two pitchers ever to throw a no-hitter during the postseason in MLB history. Back in 1967, Larsen almost had company in that group. Jim...
View ArticleThe Yankees Answer the Bell in Game One
A look at the toughness of the Yankees just as soon as Smithers brings me my vest made from real gorilla chest. After the jump. We don’t normally associate toughness with wealth and success in our...
View ArticleCliff Lee Builds Drama With Every Pitch
When Cliff Lee poured three fastballs past Brett Gardner to end the eighth inning, it marked 122 of the best post-season pitches since Roy Halladay threw his no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds. Lee...
View ArticleThey Are Two Stepping in Texas
There is dancing in Texas tonight. Â The Texas Rangers played the best two teams in the American League and beat them both in convincing fashion to win the first American League Championship for the...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Seven-Game Fall Classic: Game One
With all due respect to the San Francisco Giants and Texas Rangers, the 2010 World Series wasn’t exactly one for the ages, although I’m happy for the city of San Francisco, the Giants and their fans....
View ArticleThe Ultimate Seven-Game Fall Classic: Game Two
In part one of my Ultimate Seven-Game Fall Classic series, I featured Game One of the 1988 World Series between the Oakland A’s and Los Angeles Dodgers. This time around, I’m traveling back to the...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Seven-Game Fall Classic: Game Three
In part one of my Ultimate Seven-Game Fall Classic series, I featured Game One of the 1988 World Series between the Oakland A’s and Los Angeles Dodgers. Part two featured an epic 14-inning battle...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Seven-Game Fall Classic: Game Four
In part one of my Ultimate Seven-Game Fall Classic series, I featured Game One of the 1988 World Series between the Oakland A’s and Los Angeles Dodgers, won by the latter on Kirk Gibson’s walk-off...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Seven-Game Fall Classic: Game Five
In part one of my Ultimate Seven-Game Fall Classic series, I featured Game One of the 1988 World Series between the Oakland A’s and Los Angeles Dodgers, won by the latter on Kirk Gibson’s walk-off...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Seven-Game Fall Classic: Game Six
In part one of my Ultimate Seven-Game Fall Classic series, I featured Game One of the 1988 World Series between the Oakland A’s and Los Angeles Dodgers, won by the latter on Kirk Gibson’s walk-off...
View ArticleCleaning up the Desktop
A rundown of some of the recent goings-on in baseball as soon as they calculate my VoRP. It’s been over a month since I last filed a piece for Seamheads. To answer the question on the minds of all...
View ArticleStrat: ’94 Expos Dominate Fall Classic, Sweep the ’31 A’s
The 1994 Montreal Expos will go down in history as one of the ultimate “What If?” teams after jumping out to a 74-40 record through their first 114 games, a .649 winning percentage, 105-win pace and a...
View ArticleGreg Swindell: Representing the Best of Texas
Texas is best known for producing great beef and the best football in the world, but they have another commodity that they export with similar regularity; pitchers. Highlighted by the likes of Nolan...
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