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How Teddy Roosevelt helped make the T206 Honus Wagner card so valuable
A decision by the President of the United States indirectly led to Honus Wagner’s baseball card becoming one...
The Best Baseball Player Born Each Year Since the U.S. Civil War
We pick the best baseball player born every year since 1861.
Evaluating the Early Baseball Era Ballot for the Hall of Fame
We evaluate the 10-person ballot for the Early Days Baseball Hall of Fame election.
1909 World Series Scorecard
The 1909 World Series was important for a few reasons. It pitted two of the greatest stars in...
Greatness Score: The Shortstops
Here we are back with the second installment in a series called "Greatness Score," a system I devised...
Forbes Field Ballpark Cartoon from The Sporting News
In this cartoon, The Sporting News is celebrating Forbes Field, which debuted on June 30, 1909, and was...
The 20 Greatest Pirates of All-Time
The greatest players in the history of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Be ready for lumber and old-time pitchers.
Was Jeter better than Nomar and ARod?
The career of Derek Jeter is a perfect illustration of the multitude of factors that go into a...
Baseball’s Pudgy Pitchers: Long before Big Sexy there was Fat Freddie
Long before Bartolo Colon was turning heads with his wide ass, soft belly, and large frame, there were...
What happens to teams that start the season hot?
Every year when a team wins the first few games of the baseball season there's a tendency for...
The Hall of Fame case for 19th century shortstop Bill Dahlen
This is the third 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,...
Best players to never play in a World Series
These players were great, but they never had a chance to shine in the Fall Classic.
When Hall of Famers made their big league debut
When Juan Marichal stepped on the mound for the first time as a big leaguer, it was the...
Miguel Cabrera and the 3,000 Hit Club
Where Miguel Cabrera fits in the group of 3,000-hit members.
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...