Part One (Introduced by Bill James in 1987, the Ken Phelps All-Star Team is a way of acknowledging players who, based on their performance in the minor leagues, deserve a chance to play in the majors, but who have not received the opportunity. In Part Two of his three-part series, Jeff Bower looks at the…
I have been staring at my laptop for about three hours, trying to write a column. Or even just a paragraph. A sentence, perhaps. Any string of words about baseball that seem mildly interesting. Nothing’s coming, and I have a good idea why: I’m not getting to watch as much baseball as I usually do….