Sixty-four long-form pieces on the people, moments, and objects that shaped American baseball — from 1870s hickory bats through the Black Sox scandal to the modern draft. Organized by era and topic so you can wander or dig in.
A History of the Baseball Bat: From Hickory to BBCOR Composites
150 years of bat design in one read — how the equipment evolved alongside the game, from turned-hickory cudgels to engineered composite barrels. The newest addition to the archive, and a natural bridge between the historical pieces here and our modern bat-review work.
The 19th Century
1870s–1890s — The amateur era, the birth of professional leagues, and the men who invented the craft.
The Deadball Era
1900–1920 — The scuffed-ball generation. Great pitching, slap-contact hitting, and gambling in every corner.
Scandals, Bans & Gambling
The darker thread running through baseball history — from the Black Sox to the reserve-clause fight.
Babe Ruth & the Golden Age
1920s–1930s — The liveball transformation and the personalities that turned baseball into a national obsession.
Negro Leagues & Integration
The parallel history the major leagues tried not to see, and the players who made it impossible to ignore.
Postwar Baseball
1945–1970 — The expansion years, the rivalries, and the quiet personalities behind the game.
Yankees Dynasties
The franchise that built modern baseball, across four eras.
The Draft & Front Office
How teams built themselves — the picks that worked and the ones that didn’t.
Media, Radio & Baseball Literature
The writers, photographers, broadcasters, and cards that made baseball a shared cultural language.
Ballparks, Equipment & Ephemera
The physical artifacts, the odd corners, and the craftsmen who made the game tangible.
