For all the conventional media focus on the so-called "major markets," we’ve always tried to have a balance of coverage here at Baseball Prospectus. But sometimes the biggest baseball stories do occur in the largest cities, and for the past few days, no city has made more baseball news than the Big Apple. On Thursday,…
Friday night in Philadelphia, we were treated to another sampling of managerial genius by the imcomparable Terry Francona. Through seven innings, Randy Wolf had been overpowering, giving up only three hits, with no walks and seven strikeouts, and holding a 3-1 lead over the Pirates. His pitch count was up to 94, so I was…