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Cal Ripken, Jr. was not nicknamed the Iron Man for no reason. His well known record of 2,632 consecutive games played showed many that he was the most durable player to ever play baseball. His record was spread out amongst seventeen seasons, and broke Lou Gehrig’s 2,130 consecutive games played record. Ripken, Jr.’s incredible record raises the question: will anyone ever break Cal Ripken Jr.’s record?
Major League Baseball has its share of durable players these days. These players include but are not limited to Albert Pujols, Derek Jeter, Roy Halladay, CC Sabathia, and Dan Read More »

What makes Alex Rodriguez an amazing baseball player is the same attribute that makes any athlete in any sport exceptional – a unique combination of skills that are extraordinarily rare. In Rodriguez’s case these are incredible physical abilities for a man of his size (6 feet 3 inches and 230 pounds) a desire to excel, and the drive to perform at an extremely high level season after season. Regardless of what team he plays for or his defensive position on the field, Alex Rodriguez continues his assault on baseball’s all-time Read More »

Nolan Ryan’s name around Major League Baseball has become a legend. He set milestones in almost every pitching category imaginable, and leads most of those categories by a significant margin. Ryan played for three teams, including the New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers. He played an MLB record 27 years, with his career ending at age 46.
Ryan currently leads the MLB’s all time strikeout list with 5,714, which leads Randy Johnson’s career total by a whopping 839. He also pitched a record seven no-hitters, while surprisingly throwing no perfect games. His Read More »

Major League Baseball is a league of stats. It seems like there are more stats in baseball than all other sports combined. One stat that seems to get more headlines today than in the past is pitcher wins.

There are many people who view wins as overrated. The argument has some validity, since a great pitching performance does not always result in a win for the pitcher. In fact, a relief pitcher can pitch to one hitter and end up with the win. Wins are a part of the game and if a pitcher benefits from the Read More »