By Jed Dukett’s metric, in one magical season, Chris Davis of the Baltimore Orioles turned in a more impressive home-run total than Mark McGwire or Barry Bonds. Photo by Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia … [Read more...] about A ‘jack’ of all trades: Scientist applies mathematical approach to calculating home run stats
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Adirondack baseball’s league of its own
America's pastime has long history in Northern NY By Tim Rowland On Oct. 12, 1912, Ray Collins of Colchester, Vermont, took the mound for the Boston Red Sox in the World Series, facing the New York Giants and future Hall of Famer Christy … [Read more...] about Adirondack baseball’s league of its own
Baseball as only the Adirondacks can play it
People, players of all backgrounds find common ground around American pastime By Tim Rowland It wasn’t a hike, it wasn’t a paddle, it wasn't a bike ride. But as adventures go, we were exploring some lightly trammeled Adirondack ground that … [Read more...] about Baseball as only the Adirondacks can play it
A history of baseball and the players who broke through barriers
A team of Black players in the late 1800s helped shape sport By Tim Rowland In the same years as visionaries in Albany were sketching out the details of what would become the Adirondack Park, hundreds of people in New York’s northeastern … [Read more...] about A history of baseball and the players who broke through barriers