I stole the “walk-off” line. Bill James has annually published his Bill James Handbook since 2003, but the one for the 2024 season is his last. Hence, the “Walk-Off Edition.”
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Hot Stove #240 – Baseball Memorabilia – Geddy Lee, J.W. Jones and Wayne Tenenbaum
Geddy Lee is the lead singer and bass guitarist for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Rush. The 3-member Canadian band released hit albums over five decades (1970s to 2010s) and trail only the Beatles and the Rolling Stones for most consecutive gold or platinum albums by a rock band. Continue reading
Hot Stove #239 – The World Series – 25, 50, 75 and 100 Years Ago
On November 30, 2015 – eight years ago today – the inaugural Hot Stove was posted. It had been preceded by a series of emails during the playoffs that ended with the Royals winning the World Series. In the afterglow of that victory, my intent was to send a few posts during the “Hot Stove Season,” Continue reading
Hot Stove #238 – Dewey Defeats Truman (1948) and Cardinals Defeat Royals (1985)
Peggy Wehrman and George Vecsey, two long-time friends of Hot Stove, generated story ideas for this edition. Continue reading
Hot Stove #237 – Texas Rangers Win Their First World Series (And Get a Rolling Stones Record)
On November 1, 2015, the Kansas City Royals won the World Series in Game 5. The winning pitcher was Chris Young. Continue reading
Hot Stove #236 – The World Series Starts Tonight
Before we talk baseball, a moment of silence for the victims of terrorism in Israel. Below, the October 12 NLDS game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia Continue reading
Hot Stove #235 – ALCS/NLCS Final Four – Houston and Three Wild Card Teams
The first two rounds of the MLB postseason have been completed: The “Hankook Wild Card” round and the “Booking.com ALDS/NLDS” round. The “LoanDepot ALCS/NLCS” round is underway, and the winners will play in the “CapitalOne World Series.” Continue reading
Hot Stove #234 – 2023 Postseason Begins
The 2023 MLB regular season came down to the last day to finalize the division winners and Wild Card seeding. Let’s start with… Continue reading
Hot Stove #233 – Rocky Mountain High – Baseball and Movies
On our way to Telluride for the film festival this year, Rita and I paused in Denver for two days so we could check off an item on our bucket list – a game at Coors Field.
Coors Field – Colorado Rockies: Coors Field is in the LoDo District (Lower Downtown) of Denver. The brick façade gives a good first impression, and the overall stadium deserves the high marks it gets in “best stadiums” lists. Continue reading
Hot Stove #232 – Kansas City Monarchs (1942 and 2023) and More Posnanski
Over a long Labor Day Weekend, Rita and I saw 15 films at the Telluride Film Festival. As she says, it’s the sport of extreme sitting. A movie report will be in the next Hot Stove. Continue reading