By David in Jackson
Editor’s note – This article originally appeared on AstrosConnection.com on September 30, 2001.
If the Astros are able to hang on and make the postseason, no player will be more important to their chances in the playoffs than Shane Reynolds.Read More
By BudGirl
Editor’s note – This article originally appeared on AstrosConnection.com on August 27, 2001.
I’ve wanted to write a Bleacher Rap for quite a while. I didn’t know where to start. I knew I wanted to share how baseball has helped my Dad and me go through the toughest time of his life. So, I’ll start by telling you about my Dad, then the influence baseball has had.Read More
By Knoxbanedoodle
Editor’s note – This article originally appeared on AstrosConnection.com on August 22, 2001.
The four best shortstops in the NL are, in no particular order, Rich Aurilia, Jimmy Rollins, Ricky Gutierrez and Orlando Cabrera – the last being yet another gem shining in the vacuum that is Montreal.
I am no stats guru, so the following analysis will be kind of soft. Through August 20, among current NL shortstops, Lugo is 5th in total chances and 4th in putouts. His fielding percentage is better by 3 points than Gutierrez, and off the leader’s pace (Cabrera) by 17. Ordered by ABs, Lugo is fifth among NL shortstops in batting average, and 3rd in OBP. Read More
By Brian C.
Editor’s note – This article originally appeared on AstrosConnection.com on August 10, 2001.
The two US Supreme Court cases that were chiefly involved in the decision that Major League Baseball does not comprise interstate commerce are Federal Base Ball Club of Baltimore, Inc., v. National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs et al. (1922), wherein this upstart “federal club” alleged antitrust violations after being gobbled up by the National League; and Toolson v. New York Yankees (1953), which addressed the Sherman Act compliance of reserve clauses in player contracts. The decisions in these cases concluded and affirmed, respectively, that baseball cannot be regulated under existing antitrust law. Our suspicion, that these conclusions were predicated largely on the argument that you just don’t mess with baseball, were well founded.Read More
By Waldo
Editor’s note – This article originally appeared on AstrosConnection.com on July 27, 2001.
Boneheaded calls by sports officials are nothing new. No one has to look further than the January 17, 1999, NFC Championship game between the Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Falcons to find a fantasic example. Going into overtime (and, hence, sudden death) at the HumpDome, the teams were tied at 21, and the Vikings had just missed a 38-yard field goal attempt at the end of regulation that would’ve sent them to Super Bowl XXXIII. After the team representatives and the referee had gathered for the coin toss, the Vikings called it in the air. “Tails.” The coin landed tails.Read More
By Pepper28
Editor’s note – This article originally appeared on AstrosConnection.com on July 6, 2001.
It’s All-Star time again. You know what that means: three days with no meaningful baseball, two of which are the only days in the year on which there are no professional sporting events in America; hype increasing at an exponential rate as the quality of the product decreases at an even faster speed; and, of course, idiot fans electing the wrong players.Read More
