On The Bump: Eddie Butler
As the season progresses (and sadly, as more and more starters succumb to Tommy John surgery), many a young pitcher will be called up to make his ML debut. To introduce some of the more intriguing fir...
Vin Scully had himself quite a night, again
Incredibly now in his 65th year of calling Dodgers games, Vin Scully has witnessed a lot of special moments. As pointed out by the folks over at mlb.com's Cut4 blog, "He's been in the booth for three perfect ga...
When Do Celebrations Go Too Far?
From bat-flipping to staring at fly balls as they soar out of the ballpark, celebrating is a part of the game of baseball. Sometimes, it gets out of hand and even becomes responsible for benches-clearing brawls...
Many Happy Returns: Finally, Some Players Make it Back!
If there has been one overarching theme to the 2014 MLB season so far, it's been players missing time. Whether it's been because of (asinine) draft pick compensation rules, attending the birth of one'...
Going by WAR: Top 10 players at each position of all-time, based on WAR
I am a nerd. A baseball stats nerd. And as a baseball stats nerd, FanGraphs is my favorite place to get my daily dose of analytics and sabermetrics. Perhaps my favorite, all-inclusive statistic is WAR, Wins Abo...