National League

October 4th

Happy Birthday to The Duke, Schmitty hits a huge dinger, and Greg Gagne pulls off a rarity on October 4th…

3 years ago

A Cobra Conversation

Cobra: A Life of Baseball and Brotherhood is available now and I sat down with co-author Dave Jordan to discuss…

4 years ago

January 7th

Happy Birthday to Jeff Montgomery, Lou Brock gets the Hall Call and we lost Tommy on January 7th in 1980s…

4 years ago

16 Ridiculous Nolan Ryan Statistics

How can a man who struck out nearly 900 more batters than anyone else in the history of the game…

6 years ago

The Kid from Left Field

Note: Former Padres employee Andy Strasberg posted this story in a Facebook group I'm in. I reached out to him…

6 years ago

When Reggie Flirted with Ted Turner

"Reggie Jackson is the ''straw that stirs the drink'' on the Yankees now. Unless a serious problem develops in the…

6 years ago

Why June 8th, 1980 was the most important day of the 1982 World Series

Nearly every World Series has a turning point; a moment that shifts the balance in favor of one team or…

6 years ago

Ballpark Ghosts: Riverfront Stadium

"It's Here! It's Real! It's Grand! -Cincinnati Enquirer, 7/1/70 on the opening of Riverfront Stadium Thirty-two years later, Riverfront Stadium…

7 years ago

A Conversation with the man behind Gummy Arts

Baseball Twitter is better because Mike Noren is part of it. Noren is the brains, and the pencils, behind Gummy…

7 years ago

The decade begins

The first Opening Day of the new decade brought baseball fans a brand new statistic and the season highlight in…

7 years ago