MLB History: The 2000 RBI Club
On Thursday, May 9, 2019, the 2000 RBI Club, one of the most exclusive milestones in MLB history, welcomed their fifth member. Out of all the milestones in MLB history, the 2000 RBI Club may be the...
View ArticleAn Outfield of Clemente and Mays: A Puerto Rican Dream
An outfield of Hall of Famers Willie Mays and Roberto Clemente seems too good to be true. However, the lucky Cangrejeros de Santurce had the two in the same outfield during the 1955 Winter season....
View ArticleHelen Callaghan: Her Maybe-Probably Unique Mother-Son Duo
Helen Callaghan and her son, Casey Candaele, are very, very probably a truly unique duo in professional baseball history. Father-son MLB duos aren’t quite a dime a dozen, but they might well be a dozen...
View ArticleMLB: Angels No-Hitter The Latest “Bigger Than Baseball Moment”
MLB can be beyond poetic. The game can shine a light during the darker and more difficult times of life. Moments occur that seem like they have to be coincidental, but end up being fate. MLB players...
View ArticleBrandon Phillips: From the Cincinnati Reds to the Diablos Rojos
Three-time all-star, Four-time gold glove, and silver slugger second basemen, Brandon Phillips has joined the Diablos Rojos del México team of the Mexican Baseball League. Brandon Phillips, former...
View ArticleSeattle Mariners legend Ruppert Jones discusses career, today’s game
Seattle Mariners legend Ruppert Jones is 2x All-Star and World Champion, who played from 1976 until 1987 for a number of teams. I had the opportunity to speak with Ruppert Jones about how the game has...
View ArticleTulo: The complicated legacy of Troy Tulowitzki
With the announced retirement of shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, how will the former all-star be remembered in the game of baseball? When Troy Tulowitzki broke onto the season towards the end of the 2006...
View ArticleChicago Cubs: Home is where the wins are
The Chicago Cubs are near a record pace for home-road win differential. A look at the most imbalanced home-road teams in the expansion era The Chicago Cubs defeated Milwaukee 4-1 at Wrigley Field...
View ArticleMLB History: Justin Verlander joins three no hitter club
On Sunday, Justin Verlander became the sixth pitcher in MLB history to throw at least three no hitters. Let’s look back at the other members of the club. With the final out of his start on Sunday,...
View ArticleMLB history: Remembering Dave Orr
Dave Orr was one of the great first basemen in the early days of MLB history before he was struck down in his prime. Throughout the early days of MLB history, there are those players who streaked...
View ArticleNew York Yankees: Masahiro Tanaka not greatest Japanese pitcher…yet
Masahiro Tanaka has put together an impressive resume for the New York Yankees. However, he is not the best pitcher to come out of Japan…yet. Japanese players have become an important part of Major...
View ArticleBabe Ruth: He was also a Hall of Fame calibre pitcher
Babe Ruth quit pitching only a few seasons after reaching the majors. But the data indicates he had already established potential Hall of Fame credentials If the Hall of Fame had only one inductee, it...
View ArticleMLB History: The All Valentine’s Day team
Love is in the air, and everyone is hoping for romance. But let us hold off on that for a moment, as we look at the All Valentine’s Day team. Ah, Valentine’s Day. It is a day where couples show their...
View ArticleMLB: Don’t hold your breath for the ’17 or ’18 World Series being vacated
Don’t expect MLB to do anything about the 2017 or 2018 World Series titles. Unless MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has either a change of approach or a heretofore undetected reservoir of cojones none of...
View ArticleMLB Forgotten Stars: Remembering Paul Hines
Paul Hines was one of the early stars in Major League Baseball, but is essentially forgotten these days. Born on this day in 1852, Paul Hines was a star seemingly from the moment he set foot on a major...
View ArticleThe best pitcher you never heard of: Maels Rodriguez, founder of ‘100 MPH Club’
Maels Rodriguez was one of the most dominating pitchers of his time. Now, the founder of the ‘100 MPH Club’ is passing on his skills to a new generation. Maels Rodriguez is undoubtedly a legend in the...
View ArticleShortened Season of 1918: How the Great War Begat the Great Bambino
With the baseball season on hold, we look back at the war-shortened season of 1918 and how the circumstances helped create the legend of the Great Bambino, Babe Ruth. Since the National League of...
View ArticleWashington Senators: The last game was a riot, a historic broadcast
The life of the Senators ended in a likely win forfeited when heartsick fans stormed and destroyed the field. Hear it on the full surviving radio broadcast. To keep you company until baseball returns...
View ArticleMLB Umpire Ron Luciano, the ump who finally couldn’t strike back
A quarter-century ago former MLB umpire Ron Luciano was a suicide. Re-reading his books now stirs laughs—but also sorrow for what killed him. An old saying, usually wielded in indignation, declares...
View ArticleTwo Sport Stars: Kenny Kelly from football star to MLB flameout
Kenny Kelly was one of those highly touted two-sport stars who started at quarterback for the University of Miami and played sparingly in the majors. The days of two-sport stars are well behind us. No...
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