I was never a fan of Gary Carter. For some reason, I always found him annoying, though I can’t really put my finger on why. It probably had something to do with his earnest, gung-ho attitude combined with the fact that I rooted against the ’86 and ’88 Me

The phrase “the dark ages” covers a little more than a decade of modern Yankees’ history, from 1982 through 1993. While there were some decent teams during that period, we tend to lump the postseason-less years into one big era. Yet there is a great diff

In a new piece at Grantland, the all-powerful baseball mind of Bill James has taken up a new cause- getting Dwight Evans into the Hall of Fame. The longtime Red Sox right fielder was a member of both the 1975 and 1986 Red Sox World Series teams and playe

February, 9, 2012 Feb 9 4:06 PM ET Every baseball nerd my age loves Dwight Evans, even if they weren't Red Sox fans back in the '70s and '80s: The underrated, better-than-Jim Rice, stiffed-in-the-Hall-of-Fame-voting Dwight Evans. What, don't believe the

The mid-80s Yankees were better teams than they’re generally given credit for, and boy were they star-laden. Don Mattingly was a batting champion and MVP, Dave Winfield was a perennial All-Star and top ten MVP-candidate, Willie Randolph was insanely unde

Focus on Sport/Getty Images The godfather of baseball statistics makes his case for why the Red Sox legend belongs in Cooperstown By Bill James on February 9, 2012 I hope you understand that I would never sacrifice my reputation by arguing that a player