Career 105 ERA+? Sounds damn average to me!

Local CBS affiliate IRON didn't think this story was hot enough.

I can appreciate a good cryptic response... Just adds to the intrigue and layer-age of the story. Is it something that could ever/would ever be revealed?

Yes - your thought was my initial thought as the one that made the most sense.

Trying to understand this - the first guy/gal who sold the ballot is no longer the guinea pig for this experiment, but is open (again) to doing so next year? What circumstance would prevent the voter from taking part this year but remain amenable to the project in 2014? Regardless, it's great that you got a vote from…

Most unreal part of that video is that Luis Cruz was batting for the Yankees, and that he was doing so because the Yankees made the decision to sign him after he was DFA. Still, worthy because of the 'awe' factor.

It was in there.

All other baseball plays GTFO.

Sure, I can appreciate that. I think my valuation of Ruth takes some of that into affect as well, though a bit more subliminally. No, Ruth didn't protest Vietnam and get thrown in jail, but he is pretty much the genesis of the adoration and business of professional athletes/sports.

What's your criteria for greatest professional athlete of all time (no snark, curious because everyone has what's important to them)?

Hey, don't shoot the messenger... I don't know the first thing about the technical aspects or specifics of boxing, so you very well may be right. That was actually my initial thinking re: that article, especially given how many of the boxers predate any sort of reliable video or coverage.

Or #7 if you're inclined to believe those who live the sport.

Ah, of course. Looks like Andruw is #1 then. Thanks.

In regards to the baseballreference play index - two things:

So why include his "43rd all time" if "Wins are often a terrible metric on which to judge?" I agree with you; they are.

Jack Morris's career 3.90 ERA allows for an ERA+ of 105 (to those who are unaware, 100 is league average, so you can see he's just blowing his peers OUT OF THE WATER!!!). That's good for a tie for 484th, tied with (or behind) such pitching luminaries as Harry Howell, PASCUAL PEREZ (!), and Kelvim Escobar. And 480…

This is true, and tends to be the sentiment from all of the posts. I think my main point (although apparently not well constructed) was that the teams should maybe try to kick the tires on this. I know the players (as described) have no true incentive to accept, but you've never even seen a team attempt something like…

Given the Fangraphs projections, Tim, what would your thoughts be on a shorter but extremely top-heavy type deal? Obviously if the WAR average out to the $240, you're underpaying the first half of the deal, but overpaying the second (and in the case of the last couple of years, pretty egregiously). While you'll be…

Might be a little last minute for one, but I got my Dad a Roberto Clemente for Father's Day a few years back (after seeing her work on this site). The artist from this site will work with you on a custom drawing (all original, unique from each other). One of the favorite gifts he says he ever received:

Well then you'll love this exercise 5 years from now when Todd Helton is on the ballot! He probably wasn't half bad!