This week’s question comes from Chuck Hildebrandt, who writes: Being a lifelong Detroit Tiger fan, I was studying the 1984 season in Total Baseball when I was startled by something I saw in the National League. I noticed that the New York Mets, managed by Davey Johnson, were outscored by their competition, 652-676, yet finished…
I’ve gone about a week without a functioning e-mail address, but I think I’m handling it well. My last offer to get it fixed was my left arm, but I think the powers that be are holding out for the right one and a kidney to be named later. I figure we’ll have a deal…
When trying to come up with inspiration for the first Doctoring the Numbers segment of the new season, there is no better place to be than at the ballpark. I discovered this when I took in a matinee at Comerica Park last Thursday on a muggy Detroit afternoon. The Tigers had just deflated their crowd…