Analyzing Our National Pastime
“I had some friends here from North Carolina who’d never seen a homer, so I gave them a couple.” ‘The Oakland A’s legendary pitcher at a press conference after giving up homers to Bill Buckner and Willie Crawford of the Dodgers in the 1974 WS.
“I don’t want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it.” The great Hornsby always said what he felt and carried his head high knowing he was one of the greats.
“On those last three or four, you were swinging like your mother.” Words for his son “The Kid” who was going through a batting slump in 1999.
David Ortiz announced before opening day this year that at season’s end he will retire. Already an almost guaranteed Hall of Famer going into the 2016 campaign, few had indications of the greatness to come of what Ortiz would accomplish in this year’s regular season. The Red Sox slugger finished his 2016 regular season campaign with a .315 BA, 38 HR, 127 RBI (tied for 1st), and a .620 SLG% (led majors). Despite how far he takes the Red Sox in the postseason, other than his general numbers, there is a legitimate case to make David Ortiz the AL MVP. Continue reading David Ortiz’s Case for AL MVP