The most memorable aspect of Comiskey Park was a giant scoreboard in center field that was topped with pinwheels that lit up, spun, and “exploded” with sparks when a Chicago batter hit a home run or the White Sox won.
Throughout the history of the game, there have been some truly remarkable managers who have gone down in history as some of the most talented of all time. Let’s take a look at some of the most talented managers in baseball of all time, and what made them so famous.
Tim McCarver, a two-time World Series champion, and winner of the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting, died this month. We remember his expansive baseball life.
Baseball is often regarded as “America’s favorite pastime.” And while the title may or may not fit, one thing is for certain. Since its inception, the game has won the hearts and minds of the American people. Major League Baseball is one of the biggest sports organizations in the world, and the second biggest in the USA (only topped by the National Football League).
Jim Sundberg is one of the most popular players to ever play for the Texas Rangers. When he came back to the team at the tail end of his career, he brought everything full circle, perfectly.
While baseball is growing in popularity in New Zealand, it is nowhere near as major as sports like soccer, rugby, or cricket. However, it is worth noting that baseball has been played in the country since 1888, when the All-Stars led by Albert Spalding faced off against the Chicago Cubs.
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.
Two pitching families ended up with eerily similar output for all their years in the majors. Gaylord Perry was at the head of the best of them.
Walter Johnson gifted six special baseballs to the Hall of Fame when he became one of the first inductees of the new institution.
We pick the best baseball player born every year since 1861.
Hall of Fame shortstop Willie Wells was probably every bit as great at hitting a baseball as Rogers Hornsby was.
The Cleveland Indians changed their team name – what’s holding back the Atlanta Braves?
The near-great third baseman group named for the guy Nolan Ryan beat up.
Where Miguel Cabrera fits in the group of 3,000-hit members.
The Baseball Hall of Fame has announced changes to their special Eras Committees election process.
Candidates for 2022 MLB Most Valuable Player awards.
The team’s name references the Guardians of Traffic, eight monolithic 1932 Art Deco sculptures by Henry Hering on the city’s Hope Memorial Bridge, which is adjacent to
Looking back at the career of third baseman Mike Lowell.
We pick an all-time roster made up of fictional baseball players from Hollywood movies. Roy Hobbs, Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez, Crash Davis, and more.
What’s the best baseball book written by a baseball player? We pick and rank 12 of them.
In 1986, sports fans in Chicago were more excited about their football team and a young long-shorts-wearing basketball phenom than they were the White Sox. In January,
Which late-season trade deadline acquisition had the biggest impact on a pennant race? The answer is most likely a starting pitcher, but if we look only at
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
Gil Hodges and Minnie Miñoso are among the new members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, after results were announced of two elections by two separate committees.
In his 1990 autobiography, “Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball,” Dave Pallone, a gay major league umpire who was quietly fired in 1988 after rumors
We evaluate the 10-person ballot for the Early Days Baseball Hall of Fame election.
Allen was a tremendous baseball player who had the misfortune of coming up through an organization that was indelicate about the issue of race.
Danny Murtaugh was a humble Irishman with a bad ticker who led the Pirates to two World Series titles.
