Sherry Magee News Today

In baseball, every number tells a story. And this is the column where I let the numbers tell the story of the season that’s about to unfold.

It's almost Hall of Fame season, but who will be the next Arizona Diamondbacks player to make it to Cooperstown?

The Philadelphia Phillies have seen seven players reach double digit stolen bases in 2023.

In baseball, the best stat to determine a players worth is WAR — wins above replacement — an analytical metric that was not available until relatively recently.

Seventh and last in a series of posts .......... On Feb. 13, 1909, Cubs player-manager Frank Chance completed the long drive to Chicago from his winter home in California. "The peerless leader...

Solly Hofman is the best Cub that you likely never heard of. He certainly was the most versatile. In 1907, while the Cubs were winning their second straight pennant and first World Series, the...

After perusing my recent post about games that the Cubs won a strikeout/throwout doubleplay, constant reader Ernaga commented, in part, "how many Cubs losses have ended either by a pick-off at...

In Game 1 of last Saturday's doubleheader, Freddie Freeman of the Dodgers doubled in the third, fifth and seventh innings. He became the first Dodger ever to hit 3 doubles at Wrigley Field, in the...

Phillies Opening Day Stat Leaders: Hitters Share this story Today is the 139th Opening Day in Phillies franchise history. Recently a question from a commenter prompted some searches into baseball-reference.com for the biggest performers in Phils’ Opening Day games. Yesterday we covered pitchers, and here we’ll look at career leaders in Opening Day hitting, as well as some of the biggest single game performances. Stats are since 1901, when baseball-reference begins tracking game-level detail...

March 12, 2021 With Fernando Tatis Jr. landing a massive, jaw-dropping contract extension last month, all eyes are now on the game’s other 22-year-old phenom and his next step. Juan Soto has hit at an historical level during his three seasons in the majors, landing himself on leaderboards among legends like Williams, Foxx, Hornsby, Cobb, and Trout. Reportedly, the Nationals intend to offer him a long-term extension, one that could in theory make him the game’s next $400 million man — a ...