Who was the most popular Twin of all-time? It comes down to Harmon Killebrew, Bert Blyleven, Kirby Puckett, Torii Hunter, Joe Mauer, and Kent Hrbek.
In which year were the greatest “baseball babies” produced?
Albert Belle finds his name on the Today’s Game ballot for the Hall of Fame. Will the former slugger get support from the voters?
We pick the best baseball player born every year since 1861.
Why is Jim Rice in the Baseball Hall of Fame, but George Foster is not?
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
In the history of baseball, since they began tossing a ball to a plate and someone with a stick was swinging at it, maybe no more than
No one ever feared Harold Baines the way they feared Jim Rice with a bat in their hands. Not even close. I’m fine with a Hall of
The greatest players in the history of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Be ready for lumber and old-time pitchers.
In this, the latest installment of my series on franchise leaders, I focus on the greatest Twins of all-time. At least according to Wins Above Replacement, otherwise
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,
How MANY runs a batter drives in isn’t as important as how many opportunities he has and how many he converts.
These players deserve to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
For the first time since 1999, the Baseball Hall of Fame will induct a starting pitcher this summer, but it won’t be Jack Morris. Morris, who won more games (by far) than any other pitcher in the 1980s, and who pitched one of the greatest games in baseball history in Game Seven of the 1991 World Series, is still waiting for his Cooperstown call. With Blyleven now off the ballot, Morris’s candidacy will take center stage over the next three years – his final three chances via the Baseball Writers.
Here’s our list of the greatest Cinderella teams in baseball history, from the 1914 Miracle Boston Braves to the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays, these teams wore the glass slipper for one magical season.
Todd Helton’s batting accomplishments, in Denver AND away from Colorado, are more than enough to make him a Hall of Famer
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.