Jimmie Foxx

Pujols your unanimous MVP

Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009

Albert Pujols did win the award not suprisingly and he did win it unanimously. He became only the sixth NL player to win this award unanimously. Here is the complete list of how the guys finished and how many votes they got.1. Albert Pujols-448 points2. Hanley Ramirez- 233 points3. Ryan Howard- 217 points4. Prince Fielder- 203 points5. Troy Tulowitzki- 172 points6. Andre Ethier- 113 points7. Pablo...

• Pujols wins NL MVP; Howard third - High Cheese: Philadelphia Daily News Phillies Blog

Thinking about first basemen in history

Lone Star Ball (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009

So I was thinking about something last night, and it occurred to me that it would be an interesting topic for discussion here to see what folks at LSB think... I think almost everyone who knows baseball would agree that Lou Gehrig was the greatest first baseman of all time. And I think almost every who knows baseball would agree that Jimmie Foxx was the second-greatest first baseman of all time. But...

Evan Longoria and The 500 Home Run Club

DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

More photos » by Chris O'Meara - AP Browse more photos » As 2010 projections start to be released, we will take a look at some of the more important ones from time to time. Projections are what they are, but they are still fun to look at. All in all, I would say the ZiPs projections are a bit more realistic than the Bill James projections because ZiPs tends to be a bit conservative. Aside...

Throwback Uniforms: A's and White Sox (1929)

InHistoric (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

On August 16th, the Oakland Athletics celebrated the 80th anniversary of the 1929 Philadelphia Athletics, who won the World Series, by dressing up in their old uniforms from the '29 season. $18 outfield tickets were dropped to $9.29, $30 box seats were dropped to $19.29, and 10,000 fans walked away with retro A's jerseys. A's manager Bob Geren came out in a suit and tie, a nod to the legendary skipper...

Ethier Wins "Clutch Performer Of The Year" Award

True Blue LA (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009

More photos » by Gus Ruelas - AP Congratulations, Andre, for a great and "clutch" season Browse more photos » The Dodgers announced yesterday that Andre Ethier won the "2009 MLB Clutch Performer of the Year Award Presented by Pepsi," an honor voted on by fans. From the Dodger press release: Ethier led the Majors with six walk-off hits, including a Major League record...

Ethier Most Clutch

LAist (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009

Andre Ethier being mobbed after hitting his fourth walk-off shot of the season, a home run, to give the Dodgers a 4-2 victory in the 13th inning against the Colorado Rockies. AP Photo/Mark Avery MLB announced today that Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier was named 2009 MLB Clutch Performer of the Year. The award voted on by fans recognizes the player who performed the best when the game was on the line....

2009 trivia

The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009

Here are a few interesting tidbits from the 2009 season, courtesy of SABR's Madison McEntire: The Yankees became just the 13th team to have six or more players with 80 RBIs, and just the third to have at least seven players with 80 RBIs. The 1939 Yankees had seven and the 2003 Red Sox had eight. The Phillies became the 12th team (with 11 of them coming since 1995) to have four players with at least...

Albert Pujols didn't need the entire decade to make this list

Sports In-Depth: Baseball Edition (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009

300 HR, 1000 RBI: 1900's-1980's 20's: Babe Ruth 30's Jimmie Foxx 30's Lou Gehrig 30's Mel Ott 50's Duke Snider 50's Gil Hodges 60's Harmon Killebrew 60's Hank Aaron 60's Willie Mays 60's Frank Robinson 1990's: Ken Griffey Jr., Albert Belle, Juan Gonzalez, Barry Bonds, Frank Thomas, Rafael Palmeiro 2000's: Manny Ramirez, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, Lance Berkman, Carlos Delgado, Vladimir...

Top Run Producers

Sports In-Depth: Baseball Edition (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009

A player's RBI/PA average can show a decent amount, especially if they are supposed to a middle-of-the-order power hitter/run producer. It is nice if a run producer has a high OBP or steals bases or doesn't strike out, but they are really there to drive in runs. Some hitters, of course, have been very fortunate to hit in the middle of a great lineup (Albert Belle or David Ortiz, for instance) for...

.549 Winning % for 6 Straight Years

Halos Heaven (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009

OK, so, the other day I pointed out that the Angels , with their 89th win this year, became 1 of only 8 franchises in ML history to chalk up 89 wins in 6 consecutive seasons. As commenters rightly pointed out, this wasn't exactly a fair fight for those quality teams who played less than 162 games in a season (everyone before '61, and then also '72, '81, '94, and '95) . So, I decided to take our baseline...

Jonathan Papelbon is good, Jimmie Foxx was better

Sports In-Depth: Baseball Edition (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009

Pitchers who started their career after 1920 and retired with 200+ IP and sub-2.50 ERA 1942-1946 Joe Berry (Cubs, A's, Indians) 2.45 ERA, 294 IP 1987-1995 Bryan Harvey (Angels, Marlins) 2.49, 387 2004-07 Akinori Otsuka (Padres, Rangers) 2.44, 232 Active Pitchers with 250+ IP, sub-2.50 ERA 2005-2009 Jonathan Papelbon (Red Sox) 1.86 ERA, 291 IP 2006-2009 Takashi Saito (Dodgers, Red Sox) 2.08, 238.1...

Larry Walker: Hall of Famer?

Sports In-Depth: Baseball Edition (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009

I think Larry Walker's candidacy for the Hall of Fame, which will come up in 2011, is very interesting because of how Coors Field fits into his legacy. He was also a relatively quiet star, who had numerous injuries and played for many years on the generally uncompetitive Rockies. There are several issues to address regarding Larry Walker's Hall of Fame candidacy for the Hall of Fame. 1. Are his numbers...

A (More) Relevant Post

The Batfaces (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009

OK, so your Texas Rangers have played admirably, but the August swoon looks like it may well be upon our heroes. The Rangers surprising season has had my thoughts shifting away from this and toward to the great game overall and I've perused several lists claiming an all century/all-time lineup. With a few exceptions, it is all but impossible to choose the single greatest player at any given position....

You Can’t Stoppy Big Papi

Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009

You don’t tug on Superman’s cape. You don’t spit into the wind. You don’t pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger and you don’t mess around with Jim. -Jim Croce Public Service Announcement: Ok, here we go! What? I thought you said he was all through? I thought you said without the steroids he could [...] Added by: joshqpublic Viewed: 0 time(s) Tags/Keywords: boston red...

Walking Off

Baseball Analysts (Free subscription) | 08/27/2009

“...in the Retrosheet era.” There's no denying the immense drama that surrounds the walk-off home run. From Bobby Thomson in 1951 to Bill Mazeroski in '60, Kirk Gibson in '89, Joe Carter in '93, Big Papi in 2004 and more, the walk-off home run has been inspiring writers and baseball fans alike for decades. It's even helped get certain players elected to the Hall of Fame. Thanks to SABR,...