In my day, comparing contemporary baseball statistics with the past used to be fun — and in some cases enlightening. Of course, it was a stretch comparing stats of the 1920s to that of the 1890s because of the change in the environment such as improvements in ballparks, better traveling facilities, a somewhat livelier ball and better fielding gloves. However, statistical comparison held fast — but for a few changes like the lowering of the mound, tinkering with the ball and the designated hit...

American League Ty Cobb OF              .366 Tris Speaker OF         . 345 Babe Ruth OF             . 342 George Sisler 1B           .340                     . Nap Lajoie ...

  All Star Baseball Lineup   American League Pos   Career Avg. Lifetime     Mid ‘30s- Early ‘50s   BA Hits HR Luke Appling ss .310 2749 45 Charlie Gehringer 2b .320 2389 184 Lou Gehrig 1b .340 2721 493 Ted Williams lf .344 2654 521 Joe DiMaggio cf ...

  All Star Baseball Lineup American League Pos   Career Avg. Lifetime     Mid ‘50s- Early ‘60s   BA Hits HR Louis Aparicio ss .262 2677 83 Bobby Richardson 2b .256 1432 32 Mickey Mantle cf .298 2415 536 Ted Williams lf .344 2654 521 Yogi Berra c ...

"NEW YORK - The New York Yankees grabbed center fielder Johnny Damon away from the rival Boston Red Sox, reaching a preliminary agreement Tuesday night on a $52 million, four-year contract. Damon fills a double void for the Yankees, giving them a speedy center fielder who can cover ground and a leadoff hitter to top a star-studded lineup. Bernie Williams' defense declined significantly over the past four seasons. And while Damon's arm is not much better, he does cover a lot of ground, wh...

Sasha Cohen is arguably the most graceful figure skater since Peggy Fleming. She is a ballerina on ice and despite her infectious shortcomings in jumps, she manages to medal in competition--but never the gold. At Calgary she was the overwhelming favorite as she was at Torino where she had to settle for silver because she simply has not the athletic confidence to consistently perfect her jumps and again she failed miserably at Calgary but because of her impeccable artististic style eked...

  Player 1 st yr age Games to age 35 AB HR HRs after 35 DiMaggio 22 1481* 5881 317 44 [age 36-37] Mays 20 2071* 6319 534 126 [age 36-42] Bonds 22 2002 6974 445 311 [age 36-43] Aaron 20 2271 8889 510 245 [age 36-43] Williams 21 1557* 5573 368 153 [age 36-41] Ruth 19 ** 1790 599...