Five-Stat Friday
1. Only ten players since 1901 have recorded at least 20 home runs, 20 doubles, and 20 stolen bases in their rookie season. Of those ten players, only five of won ROY. Those five players are Tommie Agee (1966),...
Nationals expected to consider Cal Ripken Jr. for managerial vacancy
According to Jon Morosi of FOX Sports, the Washington Nationals are expected to consider Cal Ripken Jr. for the open manager position created by Matt Williams' dismissal earlier today. Ripken was reportedly a c...
Could Cal Ripken Jr. buy the Orioles?
On Saturday afternoon, as I was taking in another wonderful Baltimore Orioles' loss, I got into a discussion with a fellow Orioles' blogger Eric Arditti (@BarstoolRDT) about the future role of Cal Ripken Jr. wi...
Cal Ripken’s streak to be celebrated, not analyzed
In 1995, my five-year-old self was still beginning to grasp the meaning of professional sports. Living in a city with a minor league team, I knew that there were certain adults who were paid to play baseball, a...
Is Cal Ripken Jr.’s Record the Hardest to Break?
Baseball has many records in many categories. Through the years, players have set them, then broken them, and then, they were set by someone else. At that point, you basically compile a list of players vying to...
If Cal Ripken wants to manage, it could get awkward for Orioles
In an interview with ESPN 980 last week, Cal Ripken Jr. made it fairly clear that he is more than interested in the possibility of returning to a Major League dugout. The 55 year-old was strongly considered for...
Interview With A Baltimore Orioles Fan, Not A Vampire
In the Second Phase of The Age of The Internet, we have become hyper-connected through social media. Sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram allow us to force images of our homemade, artisanal pi...
Revisiting Replacement Players
Numbers are constant. Their values held to the highest regard with no change in property. Results are black and white, absent of ambiguity. The figures serve as the gospel of human existence. From finances to c...
Pawtucket’s Baseball Legacy
The connection between a team and its community holds both a sentimental and enduring bond. Individuals identify its home franchise as the fabric of its city. As an adolescent, the wins and losses assume the sa...
Gregg Zaun Says Abuse From Cal Ripken Jr Set Him Up For Success
In an interview with Prime Time Sports on Saturday, former MLB catcher Gregg Zaun said that his 16 year career would not have happened if it wasn't for the physical abuse given to him when he was with Baltimore...