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Top 10 Headhunters in Baseball

Baseball Digest magazine called Early Wynn the "grimmest pitcher" in baseball. Whether he was not, Wynn perpetuated the perception by telling everyone ...

Is Anthony Swarzak a Gem?

How good was Anthony Swarzak's MLB debut Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers? It was plenty good. It was better than Johan Santana's first ...

Raul Ibanez Is a Freak

Noted sabermetrics guru Bill James popularized the concept a while back that a player often peaks at age 27, hits his ...

No. 7 or No. 2, It’s All the Same for Joe Mauer

Success on the baseball diamond has its own timetable. Witness Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire's occasional on-again, off-again experiment batting Joe Mauer ...

Mauer, Morneau, Kubel Comprise One of MLB’s Top Trios

Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau were quickly dubbed the "M & M Boys" when they reached the big leagues. The moniker isn't ...

Jason Kubel Deserves Some Respect

It seems that Jason Kubel of the Minnesota Twins is one of those MLB players who is destined to remain under ...

Minnesota Twins Still Haven’t Achieved Lift-Off

The story for Joe Mauer keeps getting better. The two-time American League batting champ spent this last offseason recuperating from surgery ...

So, Tell Me, Is Joe Mauer on Steroids, Too?

In the brave new world of the steroids era, nobody is above suspicion in organized baseball. Not when five of the top ...

College QBs and Future NFL Drafts

With the 37th overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, the St. Louis Rams select Matt Barkley. Quarterback. University of Southern ...

Where Will Brett Favre Be Playing In 2010?

I'm not going there. Which is to say, I'm not going to waste my time or yours inquiring into the motives that are ...

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