With his home run against the Mets last night, Miguel Cabrera moved ahead of Jose Bautista for the most regular season home runs in the major leagues from 2010 through yesterday’s games. Details after the jump. Continue reading
This post is for voting and discussion in the twenty-seventh round of balloting for the Circle of Greats. This round begins to add those players born in 1946. Rules and lists are after the jump. Continue reading
Johnny Bench may well have been the greatest all-around catcher in baseball history. High Heat Stats voters showed no uncertainty in making him the 26th inductee into the Circle of Greats, by a wide margin. More on Johnny, and the voting, after the jump. Continue reading
Top current 2013 Wins Above Replacement (baseball-reference version) totals in each of the six divisions, after the jump. Continue reading
This post is for voting and discussion in the twenty-sixth round of balloting for the Circle of Greats. This round adds those players born in 1947. Rules and lists are after the jump. Continue reading
In a competitive round of voting, with holdovers from previous rounds receiving almost all the support, Alan Trammell edged out John Smoltz, Bobby Grich, Lou Whitaker and others to become the 25th player inducted into the High Heat Stats Circle of Greats. The COG voting will be on a two-week hiatus as your host drifts out of fair territory but will be back in play mid-August to start the 1947 round. More on Alan Trammell, and on the latest voting results, after the jump. Continue reading
This post is for voting and discussion in the twenty-second round of balloting for the Circle of Greats. This round adds those players born in 1948. Rules and lists are after the jump. Continue reading
In the view of many, Mike Schmidt was the greatest third baseman in major league history, and by an overwhelming consensus of the voters becomes the 24th player inducted into the High Heat Stats Circle of Greats. More on Mike, and on the latest voting results, after the jump. Continue reading
73 different players representing the Yankees have had at least one plate appearance (PA) in an All-Star game (ASG). That’s the most for any one franchise. The Dodgers are second, with 70 different players having had at least one PA in an All-Star game. At the other end of the scale, the Rays franchise has had nine different players with at least one All-Star game PA.
Willie Mays had 79 ASG plate appearances while with the Giants. That’s the most by any one player representing a particular franchise. Stan Musial had 72 PAs in All-Star Games, all for the Cardinals, his only team — that’s second only to Mays in ASG PAs for a particular franchise. More on this theme, after the jump. Continue reading
This post is for voting and discussion in the twenty-fourth round of balloting for the Circle of Greats. This round completes the addition to the ballot of those players born in 1949. Rules and lists are after the jump. Continue reading