National League

Joe Morgan and J.R. Richard’s (not so ) Secret Mission

On April 1st, 1980, members of the Major League Baseball Players Association voted to walk out of the final week…

9 years ago

Desperado: The Jerry Terrell Story

967-1. That was the vote. On April 1st, 1980, players across the major leagues voted on whether or not to…

9 years ago

My Top 3 Larry Bowa Moments

I was an outsider. A malcontent. I grew up as a Phillies Phan in Reds Country in the 1970s. Mike…

9 years ago

The greatness of J.R. Richard

In December of 1979, the Houston Astros made Nolan Ryan the first million-dollar man history. Ryan won 324 games, threw…

9 years ago

The Courtship of Nolan Ryan

The Houston Astros had one of the best pitching staffs in the National League in 1979, finishing second in the…

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Down Goes Lasorda!

  On February 17th, 1980 two separate interviews at a local television station turned into an impromptu Los Angeles Dodgers…

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Joe Morgan Comes Home

After eight seasons in Cincinnati, second-baseman Joe Morgan was looking to prove he could still contribute as he entered his…

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The Mysterious Case of Dallas Green

All young baseball fans dream of hitting a walkoff home run to win the World Series like Bill Mazeroski or…

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The 80’s are my 50’s

I grew up reading Angell, Halberstam, Kahn and others wax nostalgic about baseball in the 1950’s. The pictures they painted…

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