Get ready Cooperstown, Mad Dog is coming to town! Former pitcher Greg Maddux leads the 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame class, having earned huge support in his
The Atlanta Braves, one of the most revered teams in Major League Baseball (MLB), have a vibrant history stretching back to 1871. As one of the oldest continually operating professional sports franchises in America, their journey from Boston to Atlanta, traversing time, cities, and various iconic moments, is both inspiring and instructive. This journey paints a vibrant tableau of their unwavering resilience and commitment to excellence.
In this blog post, we’re going back in time to take a look at some of Major League Baseball’s best pitchers ever—the ones whose names will always be associated with excellence when it comes to the art of pitching
On Tuesday, former All-Star third baseman Scott Rolen, the only player at his position to win a Gold Glove Award with three different teams, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Former slugger Fred McGriff, who hit 493 home runs and drove in 1,550 runs in a 19-year career, has been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by a special committee.
We pick the best baseball player born every year since 1861.
Just when baseball seemed to be getting drunk on home runs, Tony Gwynn emerged to reveal the beauty of hitting a baseball.
We select an all-time team from those who played under famed baseball manager Dusty Baker.
Curt Schilling has failed to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his final appearance on the ballot.
Once, when Max Scherzer was pitching in college for the University of Missouri, a teammate asked him during a game why he threw a fastball to a
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 20 greatest players in the history of the Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Braves, and Boston Braves.
We honor the most accomplished man to ever throw a knuckleball.
A list of the living members (elected as players) of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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
Last week, after his Braves were eliminated from the playoffs in a stunning Game Five rout, catcher Brian McCann told assembled reporters in the clubhouse that he
Dave Roberts may have thought he was doing Clayton Kershaw’s legacy a favor when he kept the pitcher in Game Five of the 2019 NLDS to start
What is the greatest catcher/pitcher combination in baseball history? The best duo to ever form a battery? How do we answer that question? Where do we start?
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.
This article has been updated. Now that Jack Morris and Alan Trammell have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the 1984 Tigers have two members
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
Today we learned that a trio of former big leaguers will get their plaques in Cooperstown during the last weekend in July. They are Jeff Bagwell, Ivan
After pondering a strange ballot that included five players (some of them unlikely), three executives, and two managers, the Baseball Hall of Fame’s veterans committee has elected
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
Craig Biggio, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, and John Smoltz have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and will join baseball’s legends when they are
Next Tuesday afternoon we’ll learn who will be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the baseball writers. For the third consecutive year I will try
Sadly, we lost Hall of Fame outfielder Tony Gwynn this week to cancer. Gwynn was without question the best pure hitter in the game of baseball in
This Wednesday afternoon we’ll learn who will be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the baseball writers. As I did last year, I will
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
After an 88-year journey, the Braves finally made it to the .500 mark again in 2011 after 88 years.