Smallthoughts: Old School Tuesday…Dontrelle Willis

I’m sure you are thinking shouldn’t this be …a what happened to Dontrelle Willis post? Well considering his career was rather short as opposed to what was expected … Why not make it an Old School Tuesday moment.  In a short career (2003-2011) Willis won rookie of the year with the Florida Marlins (2003) a

Smallthoughts: Rave of the Week …Ivan Rodriquez

I guess all those rumors for years about Ivan Rodriquez being on steroids wasn’t true after all because the so called guardians of the game who made Mike Piazza wait an extra year to see if there were any truth to the steroid rumors, were very quick to put Ivan Rodriquez in the Hall of

Smallthoughts:Old School Tuesday …Fred Lynn

Talk about someone fun to watch…Fred Lynn was just that…fun to watch. He was great at the plate and great in the field. Played all out. Which is why maybe in some respects his career in the eyes of some fell short of the Hall of Fame due to injuries. Fred Lynn’s career was hampered

Smallthoughts: Old School Tuesday…Tito Fuentes

One of the things I remember best about Tito Fuentes was when he walked to home plate he would tap home plate with the knob of his bat then flip the bat right side up and assume his batting stance. As a young kid it was cool to watch. He played for 13 seasons in

Smallthoughts: Old School Tuesday …Bill Madlock

Another player who doesn’t get mentioned enough as a great hitter. He wasn’t blessed with speed but could hit 300 from his bed yet never got the recognition that he fully deserved. A lifetime 305 hitter Madlock was a right-handed hitter who won four National League batting titles. His record of four batting titles as

Can Miguel Cabrera win back to back triple crowns ?

Winning the triple crown is a once in a lifetime everything breaks right type of thing. The fact that if you win it once, chances are you will never win it again in your career. It is what makes winning it special in the first place. Miguel Cabrera appears to be path to do the