The dominant pitchers of the 1950s were Robin Roberts (58.9 WAR) and Warren Spahn (58.6). Billy Pierce is third with 44.8, a few wins ahead of Early Wynn (40.2 WAR). Pierce's rival Whitey Ford sits in a tie for seventh with Sal Maglie (30.0 WAR). In...

I don't have a problem with that,” Moyer told the Seattle Times in December 2010. “Throughout my career, I've always had to earn the situation I've been in.” Only three pitchers have played at or beyond 49 : Satchel Paige (59, in a one-time special...

But Lee Smith also got 42.3% of the vote in his first year, and he has now been on the ballot for 10 years without really gaining any momentum (Smith did break 50% in 2012 for the first time). Wilhelm was elected on his eighth ballot, Garvey was on...

McGwire topping one-fourth of the vote. Similarly, Palmeiro isn’t likely to do too much better than he did last year. Both will likely receive modest bumps of a few percent in this year’s ballot, but that’s it. Another emerging conversation is about...

I do not know whether these pitchers were amateurish golfers, although were certainly amateurs if they played golf. Nonetheless, good golfers must be good pitchers. On the golf course, good pitches will often determine whether golfers score eagles and...