Posts Tagged ‘Mark McGwire’

Weak Side Late Assignment: Our Golden Boy Falls

I’m a little late to the party, but still want to briefly discuss the latest transgressions of Monsieur Eldrick “Tiger” Woods.  Well, actually I will probably avoid addressing the “transgressions” themselves (quite the Bible-speak of him); the cliff dive of one of the few Golden Boys of modern sports is where I’d like to spend [...]

Nearing the Halfway Point… Some Baseball Musings

Before jumping into my post, please allow me to Re-introduce myself.  As you can see, my byline has changed from Vlookup Vince to Gideon.  Otherwise, though, the Vince I have pretended to be is not all that much different to the Gideon that I am.  I love the business of sports, love viewing sports through [...]

The Records and Achievements Don’t Mean What They Once Did

A pitcher collecting 300 career wins is an extremely rare feat.  In fact, I would rank it as the second rarest feat in sports.  No hitters?  256 of those.  Cycles?  Hundreds.  6 Hit Games?  50+.  Even 4 strike-out innings are more common.  There are 24 members of the 300 club.  Only perfect games, 16 ever, [...]