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The Top 9 Unbreakable Records according to the MLB Network: 1. Cy Young 511 Wins 2. Cal Ripken 2632 Straight Games 3. New York Yankees 5 Straight World Series Won 1949-53 4. Rickey Henderson 1395 Steals 5. Nolan Ryan 5174 Strikeouts 6. Hack Wilson 191 RBI in a season, 1930 7. Pete Rose...

I read a piece by Bill James many years ago in which James wrote that Dwight Evans would eventually make the HOF. In comparing stats, Rice had bigger seasonal numbers, while Evans ended up with similar career numbers through longevity. His fielding will probably be what helps put him in the Hall...

On Wednesday night at 8pm ET, the MLB Network is showing a special on the year 1968 in baseball. That was the Year of The Pitcher. The promo features Denny McClain and his 30 win season, but Bob Gibson was more prominent-"his dominant performance in the World Series." The promo didn't mention...

Thanks for the suggestion. I will print some of these out and give them to them the next time we meet. He disregards things you send him over the internet. A face to face meetting is more effective.

I have raised all the issues you mention with Professor F. On the IQ matter, he admits that whites score higher, but observes that he has had black students who were smart. When you bring up the astronomical black crime rate, he says, "Crime rates are very low now and I'm concerned about blacks...

In 1954, Willie Mays had around 35 home runs at the end of July. He shortened his swing and raised his average to .345, his highest which led the league that year. He also had 41 home runs. Mickey Mantle's 1956 Triple Crown numbers were 52 HR, 130 RBI, and a .353 average. Mays had better...

Robinson was ahead of Williams on the rookie list, not the hitting list.

I have made this exact point to him many times. He still insists that black neighborhoods aren't that much more dangerous. I should point out that he doesn'r live anywhere near a black neighborhood.

Yes, he has these fixed beliefs, cognitive dissonance, if you will,

Last night I had a phone conversation with my liberal college professor friend. He is big sports fan and had played college football in the 1960's. I posted a thread a few months ago about him. Professor F had said that "white kids today aren't as racially prejudiced as their parents and...

Warner would be the first to do it with two different teams.

McGwire and Clemens aren't allowed to be on Best Ever lists, but Barry Bonds is? Has someone explained this?

The Top 9 Hitting Seasons were: 1. Babe Ruth 1921 2. Ted Williams 1941 3. Barry Bonds 2001 4. Rogers Hornsby 1922 5. Ty Cobb 1911 6. Mickey Mantle 1956 7. Lou Gehrig 1927 8. Honus Wagner 1908 9. Mike Piazza 1997

The Top 9 Rookie Seasons were: 1. Jackie Robinson 1947 2. Ted Williams1939 3. Albert Pujols2001 4. Fernando Valenzuela 1981 5. Fred Lynn1975 6. Ichiro Suzuki2001 7. Joe DiMaggio1936 8. Dwight Gooden1984 9. Mike Piazza1993

It was about the most stupid personal foul I have seen in 50 years of watching football on TV.

Tonight, Monday the 19th, the MLB Network has the Top 9 rookie seasons at 8 pm ET. It follows with the Top 9 hitting seasons at 8:30. A special on the Negro Leagues comes right after.

Often, it is a good thing for a veteran QB to move on when he has taken a team as far as he can, or as far as the team can go. McNabb has reached that point. Van Brocklin, Tittle. and Warren Moon are some examples.

It's better for Warner to be in the Super Bowl instead of McNabb. Warner has a chance to be the first QB ever to win a Super Bowl with different teams. This would be a great accomplishment.

A couple of days ago, I made the above prediction. This time I was right. I felt the home field, plus Kurt Warner, would spur the Cardinals to a win.

The last time the Cardinal franchise was in a championship game was 1948 when the then Chicago Cardinals lost to the Steve Van Buren-led Philadelphia Eagles 7-0. The Cardinals won the NFL title the year before over the Eagles 28-21.

Before last weekend's games, I had a feeling the Eagles would beat the Giants. Now, I have the same sort of feeling that Arizona will beat the Eagles for the NFC Championship. It's just the kind of hunch that you get. If I turn out to be wrong, I will acknowledge it after the game.

A white safety who became a Rhodes Scholar would never be heard of.

An article (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/110475-roger-clemens-is- a-national-embarrasment) from a site called Bleacher Report says; "Like O.J. Simpson, Roger Clemens has all the appearance of an unrepenant bold-faced liar, and I'm sure that most people following this case will undoubtedly...

Don says, "All those white people who insist there's no difference between the races should be compelled by law to live in black areas." Many white people will say that in public (or at a computer keyboard) while making sure they live in the whitest area they can.

One reason they gave for making Martinez No. 1 was that his ERA was 1.74, while the league average in 2000 was over 5.00. This didn't stop them from placing Bob Gibson at No. 3 in "The Year of The Pitcher."