On Thursday, the New York Times reported that Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz were named as two of the 104 major league players listed as having tested positive for performance-enhancing substances in 2003. According to the Times, the source of these claims was “lawyers with knowledge of the results”. While no one should be shocked [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Sammy Sosa’
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, [...]
