It is Ernie Whitt’s 72nd birthday today. The Red Sox drafted Whitt in the 15th round of the 1972 amateur draft. He was chosen one pick before Jason Thompson, a terrific first baseman for the Tigers and Dodgers.
One of the six states that make up New England, most people think of maple syrup and skiing when they hear Vermont. However, the state has produced Major League Baseball talent, including seven who played for the “hometown” team, the Boston Red Sox.
The best stat to determine a player's worth is WAR--wins above replacement--an analytical metric that was not available until relatively recently. The formula for WAR differs for position players and pitchers, and I'll lay it out in layman's terms.
Hey, have you heard? The Boston Red Sox just won the World Series. Something good finally happened for Boston fans. Will any of these current Red Sox players go down as all-time greats for the franchise?
The following phrases are actually a reshuffling of the letters contained in the name of an MLB Hall of Famer. Rearrange them to reveal these legendary lettermen.
The following pairings ask you to identify two MLB players of note who share a common name. But here’s the novelty of it: The answer to the first part of the clue will have a last name that overlaps with the first name of the second half of the clue. Can you identify the Before and After pairing?Non baseball example: David Bowie's lost astronaut meets Forrest Gump actor? Answer: Major Tom Hanks