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How gambling built baseball, and then almost destroyed it
What became known as the “Black Sox Scandal” rocked professional baseball. But it wasn’t an aberration in a...
Remembering Eddie Grant, the only active baseball player who died in World War I
There was always something unusual about Eddie Grant, but he was comfortable with that. He didn't mind being...
How Joe Jackson conspired to lose the World Series
Joe Jackson batted .375 with 12 hits in the eight games of the 1919 World Series. He led...
The mysterious death of Red Sox manager Chick Stahl
A century ago when one of Boston's most famous citizens killed himself under strange circumstances in a gruesome...
New York Mets Old Timers’ Day 2022: Our Wish List
Moments we’d like to see as some of the Met all-time greatest players and fan favorites gather at...
The Best Baseball Player Born Each Year Since the U.S. Civil War
We pick the best baseball player born every year since 1861.
Removal of disparaging racial names restores honor to long-forgotten ballplayers
Is there anything we can do to restore the dignity that Native Americans and African American players lost...
Connie Mack and Philadelphia A’s Players at Spring Training
Philadelphia A's manager Connie Mack poses with former and present players at West Palm Beach in Florida during...
Evaluating the Results of the Baseball Hall of Fame Special Committees Elections
Yesterday we got the news that six former players had been elected to the National Baseball Hall of...
VIDEO: Interview with Nick DiNatale of Local Nine
Just because we have progress, doesn't necessarily mean things get better. That's one way to look at fashion...
Greatness Score: The Shortstops
Here we are back with the second installment in a series called "Greatness Score," a system I devised...
The Mod Style of the Swingin’ A’s
This is the second article in a series on baseball style that we call "Fashion Plate." When we...
Pitchers who won 100 games with two teams
Eight pitchers have managed to win 100 games for TWO teams. All but two of them are in...
Removal of Spink’s name from writing award is appropriate
The Baseball Writers Association of America has removed J.G. Taylor Spink's name from their award. Was it cancel...
The 20 Greatest Chicago White Sox of All-Time
This is part of a series on the greatest players in the history of a franchise based on...
The 20 Greatest Dodgers of All-Time
This is the third installment of my "Top 20" series, looking at the top players for a specific...
The Hall of Fame case for Sam Breadon
This is the fifth in a ten-part series looking at the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Pre-Integration Era Ballot....
The 20 Greatest New York Yankees of All-Time
I don't know nearly enough about the "guts" of WAR to know whether it's great, good, bad, pitiful,...
Shoeless Joe Jackson was guilty
Some filmmakers and authors have tried to make Shoeless Joe Jackson a victim. He wasn't: he took money...
Chick Hafey’s batting rampage of 1931
When Charles “Chick” Hafey first caught Branch Rickey’s eye in the spring of 1923, it was a case...
Ty Cobb’s horror: Murder in Royston, Georgia
When Ty Cobb arrived in Royston, Georgia, on August 10, 1905, his father was dead from a shotgun...
Hugh Duffy and Tommy McCarthy: Baseball’s Heavenly Twins
Today, Hugh Duffy is largely remembered for his amazing 1894 season, in which he hit .438, a mark...