When Tony Pena was a boy growing up in the Dominican Republic, playing baseball for money was a pipe dream. It was the stuff of fantasy. Tony
“Love me or hate me, but you can’t ignore me.” That’s what Reggie Jackson said after his spectacular performance in the 1977 World Series when he belted
An infamous brawl during an exhibition game illustrates how competitive Ty Cobb was.
What would it take for a small town with a population under 10,000 to be known for something other than producing two of the greatest players in
See legendary Yankee Joe DiMaggio during introductions before Game One of the 1981 World Series.
Very few men have felt the joy of hitting a home run to give their team the pennant.
Why are Boston’s Sox red and Chicago’s white? Who is it that the Dodgers dodge and why do we care now? Why is the team in St.
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
There was a time when the city of Cleveland screamed bloody murder when Tito Francona came to town. It was 1959 and the Indians traded slugging outfielder
How MANY runs a batter drives in isn’t as important as how many opportunities he has and how many he converts.
Yeah, it probably has a lot to do with Kevin Costner.
Baseball history had many pennant races, until the leagues were split into divisions in the late 1960s.
The Niekro’s, the Perry’s, Barry and Bobby Bonds…these are baseball’s greatest families.
Check out this list BEFORE you go to Cooperstown.
To say the early days of the San Diego Padres were zany would be an understatement.
The 1918 baseball season was unusual in many ways because it was an unusual period in American history. For the first time, the nation was in a
From 1980 to 1985, The Baseball Bunch was a television show airing on Saturdays during the baseball season. It starred Johnny Bench as the host teaching a group of kids about baseball fundamentals and history, with special appearances from The Famous Chicken.
When Jackie Robinson debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers at the start of the 1947 season it integrated Major League Baseball after several decades of exclusion for player’s
In a 15-year career in the major leagues, Offerman was a two-time All-Star, but most troubling, he was a multiple offender when it came to blowing his top.
A vintage Louisville Slugger advertisement featuring Paul Waner, batting champ.
Lost among the superstars on the Big Red Machine was a quiet, unusual slugger named George Foster.
Some filmmakers and authors have tried to make Shoeless Joe Jackson a victim. He wasn’t: he took money to throw the World Series.
The Pirates never got the publicity the Big Red Machine did for their 1970s success. But they had an equally intimidating nickname.
With his success with the Nationals in 2012, Davey Johnson has made it nearly impossible to keep him out of the Hall of Fame. Hasn’t he?
One of the most memorable moments in Milwaukee baseball history came from an unlikely player.
These players were great, but they never had a chance to shine in the Fall Classic.
These members of the Hall of Fame are the worst to have a plaque.
Over the course of his 18 years in the major leagues, Wade Boggs had many successes. That’s why he’s in the Baseball Hall of Fame. The line-drive
Bo Belinsky was more like a playboy Hollywood star than a pitcher.
These players deserve to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.