As told by Mike Munger:
Suppose I go to a baseball game, with my teen-age son. I've just been to the bank, and the smallest bill I have is a $100.
I send my son up to get two hot dogs, some peanuts, and two diet sodas. I' [...]
On December 9, 1959, the Chicago White Sox traded Johnny Callison to the Philadelphia Phillies for Gene Freese. This was part of the White Sox's campaign to shore up their pennant winning club with power, in order to stave off the expected challenge of the New York Yankees, and win [...]
Sometimes you hear it said that baseball's post-season reveals weaknesses in teams that went undetected during the regular season. I've never really subscribed to this view. The 162 game season (and its 154 game predecessor) should expose any true weaknesses. The much shorter post-season (only four to seven games in' [...]
