Whitey Herzog, a legendary figure in Major League Baseball, passed away on April 16, 2024. Known affectionately as “The White Rat,” Herzog left an indelible mark on the game, particularly through his innovative strategies that prioritized speed and defense.
Playing in an astonishing four decades and across 24 seasons, Omar Vizquel turned the shortstop position into his own personal stage, showcasing agility, precision, and a knack for making the impossible seem routine.
In which year were the greatest “baseball babies” produced?
Both José Reyes and Garry Templeton were switch-hitting shortstops with speed and a strong arm. Both were good base stealers and both led the National League in triples a number of times. Both established themselves as stars in their early 20s, but each also had a knack for controversy.
The passing of Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson at the age of 86 has robbed the world of one of the nicest people to ever live. Brooks was a treasure, first to his family and friends, and anyone who was lucky enough to meet him.
A list of the best defensive shortstops in baseball since the 1890s. A sort of heavyweight champion list of the best to pick it up the middle.
In 1996, after a five-year absence, McGee came back to the Cardinals. He was 37, but he had some good baseball left in him, and he played four more seasons in Cardinal red.
We pick the best baseball player born every year since 1861.
Albert Pujols, Adam Wainwright, and Yadier Molina are all-time Cardinals greats.
Here we are back with the second installment in a series called “Greatness Score,” a system I devised to help rate the candidacy of players for the
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
There’s a famous line from one of the Peanuts cartoons where Linus is walking with Charlie Brown discussing the holiday season. Charlie is explaining how sad he
The 20 greatest players in the history of the Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Braves, and Boston Braves.
A list of the living members (elected as players) of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Of the great shortstops, Larkin had the most complete skills: he could run as fast as Eric Davis, he had the strongest arm in a generation, and only Ozzie was better with the glove.
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
The sixth installment in a series that looks at the greatest players in franchise histories, based on Wins Above Replacement. 20. Jim Maloney Maybe only three or
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 career of Derek Jeter is a perfect illustration of the multitude of factors that go into a Hall of Fame discussion. And rightly so. The contemporary
When his name first appeared on a Hall of Fame ballot in 2003, Ryne Sandberg received 244 votes, or just below 50%. In 2004, the former Cubs’
Early in January, the results of the 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting will be announced, in what should prove to be the most anticipated and talked-about
This is the fourth in a ten-part series looking at the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Pre-Integration Era Ballot. If it hadn’t been for a sense of loyalty
These players deserve to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Next week the Baseball Hall of Fame will announce the results of a veterans committee election that considers 12 candidates from the Expansion Era. It’s the first election in the new Hall of Fame balloting process that has the voting separated into three ballots based on era: Expansion (1973-present), Golden (1947-1972), and Pre-Integration (1871-1946). Every year one of the ballots will be addressed. A small group (16) will vote in seclusion during the winter meetings. Any candidate receiving 12 votes will be elected.
When Juan Marichal stepped on the mound for the first time as a big leaguer, it was the first major league game he had ever seen. Nine innings later, he had made one of the most spectacular debuts in baseball history, and launched a career that would land him in Cooperstown.
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.