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May 3, 2002
by Joe Sheehan
May 2, 2002
by Joe Sheehan
Just running through the AL stats, a month into the season, we marvel at Garret Anderson's consistency, and try to keep Chad Bradford--the submarine reliever--straight from Corey Bradford, the NFL wide receiver.
by Joe Sheehan
May 1, 2002
by Joe Sheehan
Yesterday, ESPN.com ran a piece I wrote making the case that the National League has become the superior circuit. To bolster my argument, I included a chart that showed that at most positions, the NL had more of the top hitters.
by Joe Sheehan
April 30, 2002
by Joe Sheehan
After four-plus seasons of really bad baseball, Tony Muser was fired last night by the Royals. The move wasn't a surprise, and it wasn't unwarranted: Muser had a success-to-tenure ratio envied by the people who run network television.
by Joe Sheehan
April 29, 2002
by Joe Sheehan
One of the first places I look now when a "surprise" team gets my attention is at the defense. This, I guess, is the big lesson from last year's Twins and Mariners, and a good thing to think about going forward. We can project pitching and hitting pretty well because our tools for handling past performance in those areas are sharp; it's harder to say from year to year which teams are going to have the best defenses because we can't say with certainty from year to year who the best fielders are. At the extremes, we're OK--Andruw Jones is good, Jose Canseco isn't--but there's a big middle ground in between, and knowing who's having a good season with the glove in May is less simple than knowing which hitters are shocking us.
by Joe Sheehan
April 26, 2002
by Joe Sheehan
In doing so, however, they annoyed some people. Pirates manager Lloyd McClendon used six relievers to get the final ten outs, including three in the eighth inning alone. The pitching changes stretched the time of the game to just over three hours, and set off alarm bells among some people for whom length of games is a pet issue.
by Joe Sheehan
April 24, 2002
by Joe Sheehan
Not only can I not come up with a column idea for Wednesday, but the baseball game I'm watching for inspiration "features" the Tigers and Royals, who could make an NHL fan out of anyone. This is just bad baseball.
by Joe Sheehan
April 23, 2002
by Joe Sheehan
Last Friday, I made my annual trek to Sacramento for a River Cats game. I head up to Northern California once a year to see my friend Sean, and we used to go to San Francisco or Oakland for a game. With the new park and new team in Sacramento, we've been dropping by Raley Field for the last two years.
by Joe Sheehan
April 18, 2002
by Joe Sheehan
A lot of people have written in to express their astonishment over Joe Morgan's latest ESPN column. Reduced to its essence, Morgan argues that the ability to reach base isn't the most important skill for a leadoff hitter, nor even the second-most important. The column is filled with old-baseball-player wisdom, and the rationale behind it pretty much comes down to, "because I'm a Hall of Famer, and I say so."
by Joe Sheehan
April 17, 2002
by Joe Sheehan
How freaking good are the Mariners?
After looking downright mortal during a season-opening 3-3 homestand, the Mariners have run roughshod over the AL West, ripping off nine consecutive wins over divisional rivals, the last five without their best hitter, Edgar Martinez. They've won easy (5-1 and 8-1 over the Angels) and they've won hard (late rallies to beat the Angels 5-4 and the Rangers 13-11), but they've done nothing but win.
by Joe Sheehan
April 16, 2002
by Joe Sheehan
Last night's Braves/Mets game was like so many of the games these two teams have played over the last four seasons. It featured big hits, good defense, interesting tactics, and was decided by one run. Thanks to a five-run seventh inning and two Mike Piazza bombs, the Mets are now 3-1 against their rivals this year.
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