In 1935, Lena Blackburne—one-time-phenom-shortstop-turned-utility-infielder-turned-coach-turned-manager-turned-coach again—was described by The Sporting News, 16 years after his playing career ended, in the only terms […]
Largely unknown to twenty-first-century baseball fans, Graham McNamee pioneered dramatic play-by-play radio announcing in the 1920s, and his colorful style
To the extent Baseball Is a Funny Game is recalled today, it is largely for its yarns. This is due in part
When I first started researching ballplayers who served in the military during World War II, I stumbled upon a little-known
Driving south from Tucson on Arizona Highway 80, beyond the Wild West outpost-turned-tourist trap of Tombstone, past an endless landscape
“His fastball was like nothing I’d ever seen before. It really rose as it left his hand. If you told
Check out Signed Cards and Game Used Items by CURT FLOOD For decades, baseball’s Reserve Clause bound a player to
Nearly 45 years ago, five men made a decision that has colored our view of baseball history ever since. Collectively,
“Charlie Hustle” was back in the news recently, making his case for reinstatement. Pete Rose’s banishment from baseball is a
