Ozzie Smith at the Bat (and That’s a Good Thing)
Exploring the offensive contributions of perhaps the weakest bat in Cooperstown.
1993 Finest Refractors
Curt Schilling Is Very Sure of Himself and Very Willing to Tell You About It
An awesome baseball player with no sense for reading the room.
The Best Power/Speed Guy in Cardinals History
Speed and power rarely coincide for the St. Louis Cardinals. The team has a long history of focusing on only one or the other. Ray Lankford was a Top 5 player in both categories.
1993 Finest: Tim Raines
Standing in the shadow of Rickey Henderson is possibly the game’s greatest leadoff hitter. He also may or may not collect baseball cards.
Robin Yount Is Secretly an ’80s Kid
It took Robin Yount a few years to figure out if he wanted to play baseball, but by the time the 1980s rolled around he made a strong case for becoming the player of the decade.
1993 Finest Reggie Sanders
One of only eight members of the 300/300 Club, this martial arts enthusiast once charged the mound in a perfect game.
Have Bat, Will Travel
Felix Jose had trouble cracking major league lineups. That didn’t stop him from building a multi-decade professional career that encompassed almost 3,000 hits.
The Most Influential Player of the Last 50 Years Is…
A 2002 interview in a California driveway eventually caught the attention of congress and led to changes that brought down the steroid era.