Lists
The Best Baseball Player Born Each Year Since the U.S. Civil War
We pick the best baseball player born every year since 1861.
Miguel Cabrera and the 3,000 Hit Club
Where Miguel Cabrera fits in the group of 3,000-hit members.
The 12 Best Baseball Books Written By Players
What’s the best baseball book written by a baseball player? We pick and rank 12 of them.
The All-Time Japanese Born MLB Team
Lefty O'Doul, a former National League batting champion, once said of the Japanese: "They learn our national game...
Nine amazing facts from the career of Max Scherzer
Once, when Max Scherzer was pitching in college for the University of Missouri, a teammate asked him during...
Timeline of Wins by Franchise in American League (1901-present)
The American League was formed in 1901 with eight teams. Except for the first two years when New...
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...
The 20 Greatest Braves of All-Time
The 20 greatest players in the history of the Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Braves, and Boston Braves.
Oldest Living Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
A list of the living members (elected as players) of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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.
Ranking every second baseman who played with Cal Ripken Jr.
Cal Ripken Jr. rates as the best shortstop in baseball history according to our all-time rankings. He was...
The 20 Greatest White Sox of All-Time
This is part of a series on the greatest players in the history of a franchise based on...
The 20 Greatest Cincinnati Reds of All-Time
The sixth installment in a series that looks at the greatest players in franchise histories, based on Wins...
The Nine Biggest Scandals in Baseball History
In many ways, professional baseball mirrors America, for the good and the bad. Just like the history of...
The 20 Greatest Orioles of All-Time
Once upon a time, the Baltimore Orioles were baseball's model franchise. From the mid-1960s to the early 1980s,...
The greatest batteries in baseball history
What is the greatest catcher/pitcher combination in baseball history? The best duo to ever form a battery? How...
The 20 Greatest Minnesota Twins of All-Time
In this, the latest installment of my series on franchise leaders, I focus on the greatest Twins of...
The most successful pitcher and manager combos in baseball history
The dynamic between a manager and a pitcher is pivotal for team success. The manager needs a strong...
The nine worst players in the Baseball Hall of Fame
UPDATE: In 2021, the Golden Days Era committee elected four former players to the Baseball Hall of Fame....
These starting pitchers won the most World Series titles
The most important player on the field is the pitcher. The baseball is literally in his hand to...
The 20 Greatest Dodgers of All-Time
This is the third installment of my "Top 20" series, looking at the top players for a specific...
The 20 Greatest Phillies of All-Time
A few years ago I penned a list article about the New York Yankees top players ranked according...
The 12 Greatest Games Played at Wrigley Field
If you ask me, there's no better place to watch a baseball game than Wrigley Field. The Chicago...
Wild Card Teams that got to the World Series
The wild card format was introduced in Major League Baseball in 1994 when the league also split into...
Which pitching rotations stayed together the longest?
Almost as much as any other facet of the game, the usage of starting pitchers has evolved quite...
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 best teams to never win a World Series
Most teams that are good for three or four years or more eventually get to a World Series and...
Nine amazing facts from the career of Tony Gwynn
Sadly, we lost Hall of Fame outfielder Tony Gwynn this week to cancer. Gwynn was without question the...
These players hit walk-off home runs to win a pennant
Very few men have felt the joy of hitting a home run to give their team the pennant.
A not-so-short history of baseball team nicknames
Why are Boston's Sox red and Chicago's white? Who is it that the Dodgers dodge and why do...