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The Greatness of Clayton Kershaw 26 Aug 2013 | 06:53 pm
Is it possible that a 25-year old starting pitcher, with barely a half-dozen seasons under his belt, is already one of the most taken-for-granted veterans in the Majors? Clayton Kershaw (Photo credit...
Selig Imposes Ban On All of Major League Baseball 19 Aug 2013 | 05:28 pm
At an unexpected news conference this morning, Commissioner of Baseball Bud Selig announced he was imposing a ban on all of Major League Baseball for the foreseeable future. Selig, clearly tired of a...
Top Ten Pitchers Who Never Won 20 Games 16 Aug 2013 | 12:44 am
Whether it’s fair or not, a 20-win season has long been regarded as a mark of excellence for a pitcher. Up until perhaps the past decade or so, an ace pitcher was expected to win at least 20 games in...
Baseball Trivia Contest: Hall of Fame Names 5 Aug 2013 | 08:43 pm
Now that we find ourselves here in the dog days of August, let’s have some fun. On the left-hand column below, I created a list of Hall of Fame baseball players by their surnames only. On the right-...
A Portrait of Catfish Hunter in Decline From ALS 30 Jul 2013 | 01:16 am
Reblogged from Misc. Baseball: This is from the Los Angeles Times of March 14, 1999, a half-year after Catfish Hunter was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease: A boy scampers up the stadium steps, pa...
Home Runs Are Easy (What I Overheard While Coaching Tee Ball) 15 Jul 2013 | 05:42 pm
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been an assistant coach on my younger son’s Tee Ball team. Go Blue Thunder! As you can imagine, there is quite a variety of familiarity with the game of baseball on the...
Major League Baseball All-Star Game Records 9 Jul 2013 | 06:54 am
The first MLB All-Star Game was played at Comiskey Park in Chicago on July 6, 1933. Babe Ruth hit the first All-Star Game home run, leading the A.L. to a 4-2 win over the N.L. Here are several MLB A...
Down By The Boardwalk, Dreaming Of The Show 5 Jul 2013 | 04:41 am
Reblogged from On Sports and Life: Four different subway lines make the transit from Midtown Manhattan to the southernmost reaches of neighboring Brooklyn. But if one is going all the way to the end ...
Ten Reasons Why Yasiel Puig Deserves To Be An All-Star 4 Jul 2013 | 06:12 pm
There’s been a lot of talk over the past week regarding whether or not the Dodgers phenom outfielder should be allowed to make the N.L. All-Star Team, given that he’s only been in the Majors for littl...
Mets vs. Yankees: A Unique Look at a Crosstown Rivalry 2 Jul 2013 | 11:47 pm
Growing up as a Mets fan, there haven’t been that many seasons where I’ve had the pleasure of being a fan of the better team in the New York area. I’m aware, of course, that the Yankees have enjoyed ...
