On the 17th anniversary of Jackie Robinson Day, the dearth of black players in baseball is a concern for some observers of the sport. In a program
The Chicago White Sox have a checkered history, which makes it interesting to choose their All-Time Team. Many of their greatest players did not spend their entire
This is part of a series on the greatest players in the history of a franchise based on the advanced statistic called WAR (Wins Above Replacement). First
After four brief cups of coffee with the team, the Houston Astros discarded John Mayberry at the 1971 Winter Meetings, trading him to Kansas City. The beefy
The greatest players in the history of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Be ready for lumber and old-time pitchers.
When his name first appeared on a Hall of Fame ballot in 2003, Ryne Sandberg received 244 votes, or just below 50%. In 2004, the former Cubs’
You have to wonder if Freddie Patek would even get drafted by a major league team today.
Hal Chase was a master instigator, bad teammate, and a criminal who nested himself among gamblers who conspired to throw the World Series. He survived in pro baseball because he was a brilliant defensive player. But, eventually his nefarious actions caused his banishment from organized baseball for betting against his own teams.
The Designated Hitter (DH) rule in Major League Baseball has been a subject of debate and discussion since its inception in 1973. The introduction of the DH marked a significant departure from traditional baseball strategy and has sparked ongoing conversations about the role of pitchers in batting lineups.
We pick the best baseball player born every year since 1861.
The near-great third baseman group named for the guy Nolan Ryan beat up.
We pick an all-time roster made up of fictional baseball players from Hollywood movies. Roy Hobbs, Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez, Crash Davis, and more.
Yesterday we got the news that six former players had been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The new members of the Hall were approved
We evaluate the 10-person ballot for the Early Days Baseball Hall of Fame election.
Allen was a tremendous baseball player who had the misfortune of coming up through an organization that was indelicate about the issue of race.
One of the annoying things you’ll hear people say when they argue about the Hall of Fame is this: “So and so is a Hall of Famer.
“I don’t see how [Rickey] Henderson could do anything more for a team than Tim does.” — teammate Tim Wallach What are the chances that the two
Nothing was ever the same again after George Hendrick dropped his drawers.
Eight pitchers have managed to win 100 games for TWO teams. All but two of them are in the Hall of Fame. All of them were great hurlers.
Since 2015, baseball has suffered a succession of losses, stripping the game of an important senior class.
UPDATE: In 2021, the Golden Days Era committee elected four former players to the Baseball Hall of Fame. That election has prompted me to update this list,
Eddie Collins buried his bats during the off-season in shallow holes in his backyard that he called “graves” in order to keep them “lively.” That’s odd, for
Ed Delahanty’s success on the diamond obscured a troubled personal life marred by gambling and booze. His debts frequently mounted to the point that “Big Ed” would
This is the third installment of my “Top 20” series, looking at the top players for a specific franchise based solely on Wins Above Replacement. Quibble if
If there’s a baseball bat around it’s hard to resist picking it up and taking a stance. We’ve all done it. Some of us who played baseball
A few years ago I penned a list article about the New York Yankees top players ranked according to WAR (Wins Above Replacement). I stated at the
Harold Baines was on the Hall of Fame ballot for five years, never receiving as many as 50 votes. When he dipped below five percent in 2011,
If you ask me, there’s no better place to watch a baseball game than Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs played their first game at Wrigley Field in
I don’t know nearly enough about the “guts” of WAR to know whether it’s great, good, bad, pitiful, or somewhere in between. This IS NOT an article
These players were great, but they never had a chance to shine in the Fall Classic.