basil's baseball: "Old School" Common Sense

Facts Are Stubborn Things, Numbers Are Facts. . . The belief here is that the numbers currently being produced, and fabricated, by Major League Baseball reveal disturbing trends that threaten to further erode the quality of our national pastime. This is about comparing the norms and mind-sets of previous generations with what exists today. The strange, fun, learning experiences of a boy trying to play the Game, plus the observations and theories of professionals at every level will be prese...