I think Joe Torre has done a wonderful job keeping an even keel during his tenure as Yankee manager. However – and this has been pointed out before – he was not exactly on the Hall of Fame managerial track until he took over the team with the largest payroll […]
Month: June 2005
What have I wrought?!
So I helped a certain someone set up a blog and it has begun to consume her every waking thought. While it’s likely that the blog in question will not be up your alley if you’ve somehow stumbled here, I’ll give it a mention anyway. And be sure to buy […]
What It Takes to Be a Closer
The NY Times ran a good article about relief pitchers today that focused, in particular, on what it takes to close games. A couple of year’s ago, Red Sox GM Theo Epstein turned conventional wisdom on its head by fielding a team that hoped to contend without a “true closer.” […]