Awards. In addition, Martinez’s ERA was nearly three runs better than the league average of 4.90. Members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America awarded him all 28 first-place votes, as Martinez easily eclipsed his closest rival, Oakland’s Tim...

1999, before the Internet played a major role in driving baseball rumors, the Yanks sent David Wells packing on on the eve of Spring Training. In 2004, before Twitter created a world filled with anonymous sources driving our thirst for constant updates,...

As I end up finding my place in the real world attending my stupid job and counting my birthdays (I turn 24 in two weeks), the players that I grew up screaming for in front of my tv with my grandma have slowly faded away. Earlier this week, Mike...

Mr “I’m going to blow up Fenway” David Wells!! Actuall one of many… Speaking of filling in for teams crushed by injuries, Redding wound up with the 2009 Mets, where he was on the receiving end of arguably AJ Burnett’s best start in pinstripes. Ha,...

They blessed the burly left-hander with a rubber arm and the ability to roll out of bed and paint the black on both sides of the plate. He didn’t have blow-you-away type stuff, but he did carve out an extremely long and productive big league career by...

Jeter was in position to throw him out. Luis Tiant’s pitching delivery. Why my afro never looked as cool as Oscar Gamble’s. Why my kids and my wife can hear the entire roll call and all they remember is “Der-ek Jeter.” Dwight Gooden’s no-hitter. Dave...