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Dissecting Bob Gibson’s 1968 Season

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

Why was the mound lowered in 1969? Mostly because of the Bob Gibson’s 1968 MVP and Cy Young winning season. Starting roughly around 1950 (just after the end of WWII), baseball had transitioned fully from its first “live ball” era into its second “dead ball” era. From 1950-1968, pitching dominated like no other, but the portrait that Gibson painted in 1968 was better than any painting that Pablo Picasso could make. With a record of 22-9 with a 1.12 ERA (3rd lowest in a season ever) and a league leading 268 strikeouts, the Cardinal’s all-time ace, may not had been Continue reading Dissecting Bob Gibson’s 1968 Season→

Week of 2-9-15

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

Legend: 1995 was the season after the 1994 strike that canceled the World Series. Despite the Fall Classic being canceled a year earlier, the 1995 Series was one to remember. It did not only feature one of the greatest pitching rotations in baseball history, but also one of the legendary offense teams. The combination of Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and John Smoltz had no easy task as they faced the deep hitting lineup of the 100-win Cleveland Indians. The 1995 Tribe was arguably one of the most powerful offensive teams America’s past time ever saw. The stars to highlight in Continue reading Week of 2-9-15→

Comparing the 3 Stadiums on the West Coast

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

Ever since Camden Yards opened up in Baltimore for the Orioles in 1992, modernized stadiums have taken the baseball world by storm. Before the construction of the wonderful Oriole Park, stadiums have been plain and simple, but beautiful because of their simplicity; after all, baseball is America’s past time, so it is modeled on the basics of the country. Now though new stadiums are popping up everywhere with multiple different venues inside of the parks, such as, fancy restaurants/clubs/bars overlooking the field, kids playgrounds, super fan stores that sell team appeal, high class food courts, etc. The building of these Continue reading Comparing the 3 Stadiums on the West Coast→

The Padres, a Lock for the Wild Card?

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

Finally, James Shields has signed with a team to become the last big name free agent to drop of the market. But whom did he sign with? After trading for Justin Upton, Matt Kemp, Wil Myers, and Derek Norris, Padres’ GM, AJ Preller, “puts the cherry on top”, as he swoops in when the market lowered to below $80 million for the former Royals ace, when James Shields agreed to a 4-year pact worth between $72-75 million with the Padres on Monday February 9, 2015. The Padres pitching rotation now has two top tier young studs and a great veteran Continue reading The Padres, a Lock for the Wild Card?→