Pickin’ Splinters Baseball Challenge »

Pickin’ Splinters Baseball Challenge

I thought now would be a good time to provide a little update on the Pickin’ Splinters Baseball Challenge, that little exercise in forecasting that many of us took part in back in April.

Sporting News’ 50 Greatest Coaches »

Sporting News’ 50 Greatest Coaches

The Sporting News recently released a list of the 50 greatest coaches of all-time, as selected by a panel of Hall of Famers, championship coaches and other experts.

MLB Splinters | July 31, 2009 »

MLB Splinters | July 31, 2009

By now, it’s pretty much old news that the New York Times reports that David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez were on the list

18th & Vine »

18th & Vine

On the day that I make my annual trek to Cooperstown for Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Weekend, I thought it would be interesting to share an experience from last summer when I visited a completely different museum celebrating the history of America’s pastime.

The Pride of Dutchess County »

The Pride of Dutchess County

The county where I grew up in New York happens to be the birthplace of two of the 289 members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Mount Otsego, Part 6b »

Mount Otsego, Part 6b

Despite the intense debate a few weeks ago in our discussion of the greatest shortstops of all-time, left field has to be considered the toughest position so far, in terms of narrowing the field down to a top four.

Mount Otsego, Part 6 »

Mount Otsego, Part 6

Moving to the outfield, in part 6 we’ll be discussing a position with quite the dichotomy of candidates.

Mount Otsego, Part 5b »

Mount Otsego, Part 5b

Either the bench was worn out after a sometimes heated debate regarding the Mount Otsego shortstops, or third base was simply a no-brainer.

Mount Otsego, Part 5 »

Mount Otsego, Part 5

After a pretty spirited debate about the relative merits of the greatest shortstops of all-time, this week we move over to the position commonly referred to as the “hot corner”.

Mount Otsego, Part 4 »

Mount Otsego, Part 4

After a brief layoff, the Mount Otsego series returns with a discussion of one of the most important positions on the field, and one that should warrant a lot of passionate debate.

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