May 3 1902 Alan-a-Dale wins the Kentucky Derby by a nose over Inventor, giving jockey Jimmy Winkfield his second straight Derby victory. Winkfield is the last black rider to win the Kentucky Derby.
Justin Choi at FanGraphs points to Whit Merrifield to illustrate the case for bat speed’s importance among other attributes of hitters:
Here’s a fun example: On the first pitch, Whit Merrifield.
With the Minneapolis Little Millers and the Virginia, Minnesota Ore Diggers
There is a ton of Internet content on "forgotten" pitching great George Edward "Rube" Waddell. I personally never heard.
Plus A.J. Hinch on respecting the Tigers, Ben Cherington on if teams can be over-reliant on analytics, BBWAA Career Excellence Award nominees, stats galore…