PinnedMark KolierPitching triple crowns don’t wow meThis season in 2024, Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves and Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers are in great position to win the Pitching…Sep 16Sep 16
PinnedMark KolierDeath of the closer — Mariano Rivera is from another eraWhile watching Guardians elite closer Emmanuel Clase give up a game-winning three-run home run to Tiger’s Kerry Carpenter I immediately…Oct 14Oct 14
PinnedMark KolierThe MVPs not in the HOFBack in season 2 of our Almost Cooperstown podcast, Gordon and I talked about the MVPs who were not elected to the Hall-of-Fame. In terms…Feb 231Feb 231
PinnedMark KolierWith the loss of Willie Mays, who’s the greatest living ballplayer today?The concept of ‘Greatest living ballplayer’ is fundamentally flawed since it’s a matter of opinion. From Joe Posnanski:Jun 281Jun 281
Mark KolierJohn Montgomery Ward was baseball’s most interesting man in the worldFor baseball fans like me, the off-season is a time for reading, sometimes watching baseball movies and content, and thinking about the…2d ago2d ago
Mark KolierBeing in the top 100 all-time for total bases far from guarantees induction in CooperstownI did a post on Total Bases per plate appearance making the claim that it along with a derivative stat I also created, Total Bases Created…5d ago5d ago
Mark KolierHall-of-Famer Walter Johnson finally wins with 1924 Washington NationalsThe Washington Nationals of the National League East were born as the Montreal Expos in 1969. I have always known this since I attended the…Nov 11Nov 11
Mark KolierIs Aaron Boone the one to blame for the Yankees loss to the Dodgers?Gerrit Cole should have at least tried to cover first base in the fifth inning of game five of the recently completed 2024 World Series…Nov 7Nov 7
Mark KolierVoting for MLB postseason awards is messed upIn my most recent post I noted the absurdity that an MLB player’s career stats do not include post-season stats. Admittedly, it was a…Nov 4Nov 4
Mark KolierWhy aren’t player postseason statistics counted in career totals?It’s not as if the idea of MLB postseason stats not being included in a player’s career totals hasn’t crossed my mind more than once. Yet…Oct 31Oct 31