The Sabermetric Soapbox: Hurtin’ Big

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The Sabermetric Soapbox: Hurtin’ Big
Dave Rouleau Dave Rouleau posted 4/23/2008 from seamheads.com [flag]
The Big Hurt's been cut. Is he HOF material? When I was a wee lad growing up in the burbs of Chicago, I wanted to be a professional athlete like most little boys can dream of at age 8. Naturally, as I tried to learn the games, I also looked to emulate my favorite players. [link]

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