Despite his downfalls late in his career, Chuck Knoblauch was one of the best players in the game when he was in Minnesota.
Archive for February, 2010
The Short Happy Life of Chuck Knoblauch
Posted in Baseball, tagged BillBuckner, ChuckKnoblauch, FredMerkle, FredSnodgrass, minnesotatwins, NewYorkYankees, PaulMolitor on February 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Top 5 baseball books
Posted in Baseball, tagged baseball books, davidhalberstam, jeffpearlman, joeposnanski, joetorre, michaellewis, moneyball, october1964, thebadguyswon, thesoulofbaseball, theyankeeyears, tomverducci on February 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For a baseball fan, this is the hardest time of year. Pitchers and catchers have reported to spring training, the games have yet to start and the anticipation is agonizing. It’s almost here, but it’s still not here. Someone once asked Cardinals great Rogers Hornsby what he did in the offseason. “I’ll tell you what [...]
Only the Babe dominated like Pedro
Posted in Baseball, tagged Expos, PedroMartinez, RedSox, sandykoufax, Steroids on February 14, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Pedro Martinez dominated the steroid era and should be recognized as the greatest pitcher of his generation the same way Sandy Koufax was for his.
Why big leaguers make too much money and what you can do about it
Posted in Baseball on February 9, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Major League Baseball players make too much money. Why do they make too much money? They make too much money because we give them too much. The average big leaguer made $3.15 million in 2008. Many casual fans are turned off by this and so am I. However, I do not blame the players. They’re just [...]
It’s Target Field, not Target Stadium
Posted in Baseball, tagged ballparks, millerpark, minnesotatwins, PNC Park, Target field, targetfield on February 3, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Many fans have complained that the Twins new ballpark should have had a retractable roof. The last thing the downtown Minneapolis park needs is a roof.
