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Let Me Get This Straight

Those lucky, chosen few known to the world as the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) never cease to mystify, do they? They are so stunningly good at what they do, would it shock anyone  in...

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Writers = Wrong. Again.

Alright, they may have finally gotten Bert Blyleven into the hallowed halls, but it took them 14 years to get it right. Roberto Alomar was a no-brainer, but apparently some writers have no brain,...

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Jawin’ about the Jays: A B&C Interview with Kevin Glew

Kevin Glew is a freelance writer from London, Ontario, Canada  whose work has been published in Baseball Digest, Baseball America and the London Free Press among many others, including the fantastic...

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Hangin’ with the Hawk: A B&C Interview with Hall of Famer Andre Dawson

Andre Dawson was one of just three players to have blasted over 400 (438) home runs and swiped more than 300 bases (314) over the span of their major league careers. The other two? Willie Mays and...

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Let’s Conduct a Baseball Experiment…

How fun would it be to prove — well, let’s be real, the writers are above having things proven to them, but perhaps one or two might take notice — and in baseball (as in life), it’s the little things....

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Rickey Comparisons May Help, not Restrict Raines’ Hall Chances

When I interviewed Jonah Keri in early January of 2010, he stated that “Tim Raines isn’t in the Hall of Fame because he didn’t have the good sense to exchange 400 walks for 400 singles.” Had that...

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B&C Baseball Tweet of the Day

Brought to you by… Happily married to the love of his life and proud father of five who contributes to MLB Network, Showtime Boxing, NBC Sports Radio, Brian Kenny: “Poor @Ken_Rosenthal. Stop defending...

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B&C’s Ballot: Tough Crowd

We Kershawed it out. We were able to vote up for up to ten nominees on an absolutely loaded ballot, but our message was clear: Abandon all hope ye who enter here. One soul made it across the Styx. Just...

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We remember…

It’s been 20 years since the World Series That Never Was. Consider this the first of a year-long homage to Montreal’s ’94 club, and the Expos as a whole. Ça fait 20 ans que la Série mondiale de 1994...

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El Presidente: A B&C interview with Dennis Martinez (VIDEO)

Dennis Martinez became the first Nicaraguan-born player to reach the majors in 1976, and when he walked away from the game twenty-three years later, he did so as the winningest Latino pitcher in big...

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