willie mays Stories - Amazin' Avenue
Historical WAR Between Hitters and Pitchers
With Sean Smith releasing historical WAR for pitchers, we can take a look at how they compare with the hitters. Here are the top twenty five players in career WAR, including seasons 1955 and after. Rank WAR Pos Player 1 173.9 H Bonds, Barry 2 140.4 H Mays, Willie...
Jim Souhan is TRYING to get our blood pressure up
Jim Souhan, of the Star Tribune, wrote a column for the baseball preview section that appeared in today's paper. Titled "Short and sweet gives way to long and bor-r-r-ing," it decrys players who go to the plate looking to walk, rather than going up there to "do something spectacular." After the...
Sunday Applesauce
A few weeks ago, I was interviewed for an article to appear in the New York Times about the effort by the NYCEDC to transform Willets Point from chop shops and environmental wasteland to a burgeoning residential and commercial development. The article appeared in today's issue, and includes some...












