’93 Finest Farewell: Capping Off the Career of a Guy Who Literally Invented a Hitting Standard
George Brett coined the term “Mendoza Line” to define futility in hitting. His bat explored the other end of the offensive spectrum.
Top 10% of 1993 Finest
Remember Kevin Brown? He Was Pretty Good.
A temperamental pitcher from the steroid era is generally overlooked from lists of the game’s best players. His refractor card is low-key hard to find too.
Vagaries of “The Best”
Roger Clemens is the greatest pitcher of all time, no matter how I weight the inputs.
In the Argument of Griffey Vs. Thomas, I Always Selected Thomas
Griffey has clearly ascended to a higher plane of baseball popularity, but Frank Thomas has always been my favorite of the two most popular sluggers of the mid-1990s.
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.
1993 Finest: Jeff Bagwell
Pull up a stool, or just step into the batter’s box and pretend you’re perched on one. It’s time to discuss Jeff Bagwell.
The Mantle Figure of the ’90s
For some time I struggled trying to identify Griffey’s place in the hobby. It turns out he was the Mickey Mantle of my generation in multiple ways.
Boston’s Last .400 Hitter Isn’t Who You Think
No, this isn’t an article about Ted Williams hitting .406 in 1941. It’s not about his batting .400 and .407 in his war-shortened 1952 and 1953 seasons. Wade Boggs is the last .400 hitter since Ted Williams retired in 1960. But wasn’t Boggs’ highest single season batting average “just” .368? Aren’t the closest approaches to .400 George Brett’s .390 in 1980 and Tony Gwynn’s .394 from 1994?