The largest naval battle in history, the Battle of Jutland in May of 1916, didn’t have to be a disaster. It didn’t even really have to happen. But poor choices, some made in the design phase of modern battleships and some made minutes before the engagement, meant that at the end of the 3-day battle, nearly 10,000 sailors would meet their ends in the cold North Sea. When met with the constant shelling from a determined enemy, the combination of foolishness and failure was an explosive brew.
As spring training comes to a close and we inch closer to opening day, we’re getting our final pre-season looks at the starting pitchers.