Steve Garvey’s Absence in the Hall; Why?

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Steve Garvey is a legendary 1B who played for the LA Dodgers from 1969-1982, then the San Diego Padres between 1983-1987 to finish his 19-year career. During his career he put up marvelous numbers on his way to earning one MVP, 2 NLCS MVP’s, an all-star game MVP, 4 gold gloves, 6 silver sluggers, and a WS ring, while he appeared in 10 all-star games. Since retiring in 1987, Steve has already passed through his 15 years of eligibility for consideration to the Hall of Fame, and never got more than 41.6% of the vote, but never below 21.1% either. Continue reading Steve Garvey’s Absence in the Hall; Why?→

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Orioles Dead Quiet in Offseason, Not to Worry

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Multiple teams so far this offseason have made a lot of moves towards either rebuilding/reshaping their team or to build the talent already in the locker room. One team though, however, who has not done anything, is the Baltimore Orioles. Since the beginning of the offseason, the O’s have been dead quiet, while sitting by the fire, as other teams, including ones in their division, have gone outside in the cold and been aggressive in pursuing free agents or trade targets. Some O’s fans may argue that the team does not need to do much this winter, which is true Continue reading Orioles Dead Quiet in Offseason, Not to Worry→

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Shoeless Joe Jackson Hits .375 In 1919 WS

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The 1919 World Series between the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds was famously known as the Black Sox Scandal because of 8 White Sox players throwing the Series on purpose to get paid by gamblers. One of those players was the legendary Shoeless Joe Jackson, who many say to this day was not part of the scandal/deal. Even if he was, how could anyone prove that he tried to lose the Series on purpose? He batted .375 in the Series with a homer, 6 RBI’s, 3 doubles, 18 total bases, and 12 hits in 8 games played. So Continue reading Shoeless Joe Jackson Hits .375 In 1919 WS→

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Toronto Blue Jays Not There Yet

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  The Blue Jays in 2014 performed very well under the management of John Gibbons, who is now in his second stint with the team. It might be going a little too far as to say that the Jays in 2014 were a good team who could compete for a playoff spot, but they were sure fun to watch. During the times that Toronto was healthy during the 2014 season, they were very entertaining with their power game. Players like Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion, and Colby Rasmus could most certainly smack that ball out of Rogers Centre whenever they wanted Continue reading Toronto Blue Jays Not There Yet→

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