There are now seven relief pitchers in the Baseball Hall of Fame, with the addition of Lee Smith via a special veterans committee election earlier this month.
Those who work in baseball for a living are fond of saying that without the fans there wouldn’t be a game. Rarely, however, do the fans get their due. One owner, Hall of Famer Bill Veeck, did his best to pay tribute to the fans and put them center stage.
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 bullpen bandits are the unsung heroes who face immense pressure.
Remembering Frank Howard, the feared power hitter of the 1960s with the Senators and Dodgers.
Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee explains the effectiveness of a sinking fastball.
Jim Sundberg is one of the most popular players to ever play for the Texas Rangers. When he came back to the team at the tail end of his career, he brought everything full circle, perfectly.
When he was finally expelled from Major League Baseball, Kingman had hit more home runs than all but 18 players in the history of the game. But his legacy was less about the swings that sent a baseball over fences, and more about his swings that whiffed.
We pick the best baseball player born every year since 1861.
These five players who failed to get into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022, will be elected eventually.
What’s the best baseball book written by a baseball player? We pick and rank 12 of them.
Allen was a tremendous baseball player who had the misfortune of coming up through an organization that was indelicate about the issue of race.
A game-by-game history of the heated and often dramatic rivalry between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.
I was only a few days into my tenure working at the Baseball Hall of Fame when I found myself sitting in a meeting in which staff
This is the second article in a series on baseball style that we call “Fashion Plate.” When we look back at the 1970s there’s a lot to
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.
The Baseball Writers Association of America has removed J.G. Taylor Spink’s name from their award. Was it cancel culture or was it the right thing to do?
Hall of Famer Joe Morgan, a two-time Most Valuable Player and the greatest second baseman in history, has died.
A list of the living members (elected as players) of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
The greatest players in the history of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Be ready for lumber and old-time pitchers.
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
Mariano Rivera wasn’t perfect at converting save opportunities during his career as baseball’s greatest closer (though it often seemed like it), but he was perfect in the
Once upon a time, the Baltimore Orioles were baseball’s model franchise. From the mid-1960s to the early 1980s, the Orioles were the most successful team in the
The dynamic between a manager and a pitcher is pivotal for team success. The manager needs a strong pitcher, the pitcher needs a manager who trusts him.
Did the baseball writers think they were getting another chance to vote for RAINES? The election of Harold Baines has, in my opinion, lowered the bar of
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
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
At spring training in Bradenton in 1935, Babe Ruth didn’t see any point in going north with the Braves. But ultimately, he did go and as a
Baseball fans love to argue about the Hall of Fame. No one really cares (nor knows much) about the Pro Football Hall of Fame, for example. But
Yeah, it probably has a lot to do with Kevin Costner.