Short Studies

Is the Orioles' double play combo of Cal Ripken and Roberto Alomar really the best of all time? -- Written just after Alomar signed with Baltimore, Keith Woolner looks at the top 2B/SS combos of all time to see where the new superstar tandem would rank had they been teammates throughout their careers.

How Joe got 102 RBI's in 1997 -- Stephen Tomlinson examines prolific RBI man Joe Carter and finds that he's not quite the offensive machine that many people think he is.