Charlie Morton

Sports | MAN ABOUT SPORTS Nov 28, 2017

Pitcher Charlie Morton's unlikely trip from journeyman to star

by Dave Wiggins

Two hours before an exhibition game in March, the Houston Astros clubhouse was vacant save for MAS and 'Stros hurler Charlie Morton. This, of course, was the pre-World Series hero Morton. Back then, he was merely big question mark Charlie (more on this in a ...

Sports | MAN ABOUT SPORTS Feb 21, 2017

Teams stock up on mid-rotation types to add depth to pitching staffs

by Dave Wiggins

A pedestrian pitching parade. That pretty much describes this winter's crop of free-agent MLB starting hurlers. There were no power arms of the Max Scherzer variety on the market this offseason, just a bunch of so-so, back-end-of-rotation guys. (Who can still play baseball way better than ...