The terms “Cincinnati legend” and “lifetime Cincinnati Red” were used to describe Barry Larkin yesterday after his election into the Hall of Fame. He also became the 48th member of the Hall to spend his entire career with one team. Born in Cincinnati, Larkin won the 1990 World Series, MVP in 1995, and become the first shortstop […]
The Baseball Hall of Fame will announce its 2012 inductees later today. Over the past month I have encouraged readers and listeners to vote in our own BBWAA-style ballot. Here are the results. Jeff Bagwell 61.7% Barry Larkin 57.7% Tim Raines 55.7% Edgar Martinez 43.6% Jack Morris 40.3% Mark McGwire 29.5% Alan Trammell 27.5% Lee Smith 26.8% Rafael Palmeiro 24.8% Don Mattingly 22.8% Bernie Williams 20.1% […]
Forget any stats - advanced or otherwise- let’s do a fun exercise and vote for the Hall of Fame based on “feel.” This isn’t easy since you would have to see someone play for a majority of their career. As mentioned before, if I had a Hall of Fame Ballot it would include Jeff Bagwell, Edgar Martinez, Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro, Jack […]
We are a little over a week away from the Baseball Hall of Fame announcing its 2012 selection. Each year, I give the readers of NYBD an opportunity to cast their own BBWAA-style ballot. Last year Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar garnered the most fan support, but not the requisite 75% needed for induction. In December, Gil Hodges received the most […]
I was extremely skeptical of Don Mattingly taking over as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The former Yankees star didn’t have any minor league experience. He was given coaching jobs with the Yankees and Dodgers due to his name and relationship with Joe Torre. When he went up for the Yankees job against Girardi it was made […]
The dog days of August start to build separation in the standings. In the AL Central, both Detroit and Cleveland made deadline deals. Cleveland made the big splash landing Ubaldo Jimenez, who will start Friday versus Texas. It may not be soon enough as the combination of newly acquired Doug Fister, and Jacoby Ellsbury‘s walk off home run […]
It was reported the other day that former ESPN 1050 radio host Brandon Tierney would be joining former San Francisco 49er Eric Davis on SportsRadio 95.7 KBWF for the 2-6pm afternoon drive. It’s the radio home for the Oakland Athletics and the San Jose Sharks. BT, who also was on SNY’s WheelHouse, was one of my […]
Don Mattingly is arguably one of the best defensive first baseman in the history of baseball. His production from 1984-1989 is right up there with the greats in Yankees history. Many remember that Mattingly started his Yankees career in left field before moving to first base. What they may not know is Mattingly was nearly […]
We have a Yankees centric show tonight at 6pm as my headline guy is Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long. Long recently released a book called “Cage Rat” which talks not only about hitting, but his journey from Arizona State standout to hitting coach for the Yankees. Long time journalist Mike Shalin discusses his unauthorized biography […]
Don Mattingly highlights on his birthday courtesy of MLB Productions Check out some of his great catches, home runs, and even a play he made as a left fielder!
We all know how good Don Mattingly was as a hitter during his peak, but his managerial debut got off to an auspicious start. Take this fact according to Bill Chuck of Billy-Ball. Don Mattingly won his managerial debut for the Dodgers, as LA topped the Giants, 2-1. San Francisco committed three errors in the […]
NYBD contributor Frank Russo threw me an interesting tidbit from a National League executive. The sudden retirement of Joe Torre may not be a complete surprise, after all the McCourt divorce has destroyed the Dodgers from the inside, but it could lead to multiple changes across the landscape that impacts the local teams. There is […]
Those who follow the Yankees can’t help but remember the Paul O’Neill/Don Mattingly lineup debate from 1994 when looking at the plight of Derek Jeter. That year O’Neill led the American League in batting, while an aging Don Mattingly continued his steep decline from stardom that eventually led to his retirement in 1995. That year […]
We capped off the three day All Star Break last night with a fun project here at NYBD: The Strat-O-Matic NYBD All Star Game between the Mets and Yankees. The players were selected by the fans as they voted for various individual player seasons between 1962-2009. You can check out the starting lineup and rosters […]
Don Mattingly Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ 1985 24 159 727 652 107 211 48 3 35 145 2 2 56 41 .324 .371 .567 .939 156 Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 6/23/2010. Tino Martinez Year Age G […]
