Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Morgan the player vs. Morgan the analyst
Retrosheet is featured in this Wilmington (Del.) News-Journal article along with a few other Delaware-based baseball authors.
The founder of Retrosheet, Dave Smith, has some interesting stories of how he compiled all the game information spanning more than a century.
He also talks about his baseball theory.
The founder of Retrosheet, Dave Smith, has some interesting stories of how he compiled all the game information spanning more than a century.
He also talks about his baseball theory.
"Joe Morgan was a great player, a wonderful combination of power and getting on base. But he didn't have a really high batting average, so conventional sportswriters sometimes disparage him. But as an announcer Joe Morgan himself talks all the conventional stuff. It's like he simply doesn't understand why he was a great player. It's heartbreaking."Joe won't get a break here.
