Free Pedro

I’d like to take this opportunity to begin a debate. A great debate. It’s time to begin the (naive?) postmortem on the Steroid Era. To me, the most interesting question is our first question:

Who was the best pitcher of the steroid era?

And to kick off the debate, I’ve invited Danny Stahl, our friend and long-suffering Royals fan – and  amateur baseball analyst – to share his thoughts. He has written a very thorough and thoughtful essay, in which he comes to a very unfortunate conclusion for those who love Pedro…

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I loved this game (boxscore here). It featured a walkoff, a brawl, a blown save, five lead changes, a six-run inning by the losing team, and, of course, the picture to the right. You lack a baseball soul if  that doesn’t make you smile. Who doesn’t like seeing A-Rod take it in the face, and who better to give it to him than the epitome of all that is good, Tek? Unfortunately, this game was not as significant as the Boston fans celebrating its anniversary today, seem to be making it out to be. Read the rest of this entry →