AL West

Dream Season: George Brett

Every player longs for that dream season. The one where they stay healthy and just produce. I'm going to crunch…

8 years ago

Gorman Texas Ranger

"They know when to cheer and they know when to boo. And then know when to drink beer. They do…

8 years ago

The Best of 2016 on ’80s Baseball

I started this blog 364 days ago. Since then, I've published 64 posts, including guest posts, for which I'm very…

8 years ago

The Remarkable Rookie Year of Mitchell Page

The Pirates bus sat waiting for a trip to Lakeland when someone told Mitchell Page to report to the team office. "I…

8 years ago

Missed it By That Much – The Mike Parrott story

Every baseball player has bad years. Both Cy Young and Walter Johnson posted 20-loss seasons. Mike Schmidt hit .196 in…

8 years ago

Rick Langford: Iron Man

Billy Martin strode to the mound at Arlington Stadium to talk to his starter, Rick Langford. "I think it's time…

8 years ago

George Brett and the Amazing Summer of 1980

  If you're going to hit .400, or even have a shot, it helps to put together a summer like…

8 years ago

George Brett: The Pine Tar Game

Note: This is a guest post from Rocco ConstantinoJuly 24, 1983The old baseball cliché is that you see something new…

8 years ago

Missed it by that Much – The Britt Burns story

"If that kid's not Rookie of the Year, there's no such thing," said White Sox skipper Tony La Russa after…

8 years ago

Missed it by that Much: The Dan Graham Story

If you happened to read the transactions section on December 8th, 1979 you probably would have missed it. The previous…

8 years ago