Johnny Lumsden, Author at Johnny L's Baseball Clubhouse

Week of 1-19-15

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

Legend: There have been many great legendary first baseman throughout the 100+ years of baseball, but there was one who put a big mark on baseball loyalty. Ernie Banks loved the game of baseball, as well as being a lifetime Chicago Cub. To stay with a team that never made it to the playoffs the whole time the player was there, yet the player steel stayed, is true loyalty. Despite Ernie Banks never reaching the playoffs, he still managed to reach Hall of Fame type credentials in numerous statistical categories. During Mr. Cub’s 19-year career, he averaged to appear in Continue reading Week of 1-19-15→

The Impact of a Healthy Rocky Offense

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

Due to the high altitude factor that the Colorado Rocky Mountains bring, pitching has been a struggle for the Rockies for the entirety of the 22 years of their existence. So offense has been heavily relied on in order to get the team to the playoffs. For example, the only NL pennant that the Rockies won back in 2007 featured an offense that produced a batting average of .280 that had hot bats, in which carried the Rockies to sweep the NLDS and NLCS, but because of lack of pitching, they in return got swept by the Red Sox in Continue reading The Impact of a Healthy Rocky Offense→

The Passing of a Superstar

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

Ernie Banks passed away on January 23, 2015, of a long illness and old age; he was 84 years old. The legacy he leaves behind will be unforgettable as long as baseball is America’s past time. Banks, of course, was one of the greatest sluggers of all-time (on the all-century team), but the biggest impact he had on the game was not made by his 512 homer bat, it was Ernie’s passion for baseball that was implemented into the game. His 19-year career was played only for one team, the Chicago Cubs, which earned him the nickname of Mr. Cub Continue reading The Passing of a Superstar→

The Changing of the MLB Front Office and Transactions

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

Throughout the history of America’s past time, numerous ways to go about building a championship team have developed and been torn down. The big role in team development for most of the 19th century had nothing to do with free agency, as players, due to a reverse clause, were bound to one team for life, in most situations. It wasn’t until 1969, that a player addressed the issue with his concerns. That player was Curt Flood, who took his case all the way to the Supreme Court wanting an arbitration process, but Curt lost the case. Then in 1975, two Continue reading The Changing of the MLB Front Office and Transactions→