In the big leagues, he should change his number throughout the year to match up to his HR total. And everyone else on the team should wear numbers about 60 to make sure he can be accommodated.
I'm reading that ESPN The Magazine article about Epstein and my hope boner is throbbing. I want this [expletive] to work soooo badly. Edit: aaannd it's gone
All I could think watching him today was "if we have seven pitchers better than him in the bullpen, we will be amazing." Command could be a little better, but stuff is legit and he can throw strikes.
This is the first time I've really gotten a look at Hammel. The fastball is just a bit too straight, but the slider has more bite than I would have guessed.
I assume it was because the dominant team in the 1990s was the Braves, and we were trying to copy them. Similar to how we're trying to duplicate the Red Sox' success now.
I'm dying to make a post about how awesome it is that this team won 82 games and 20 of those 25 players had surprisingly good years and apparently it all works.