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Farewell to Minnie Minoso, baseball pioneer
Minnie Minoso was to White Sox fans what Ernie Banks was to North Siders. Just a few short weeks after the passing of Ernie Banks, we return to remember the life of his counterpart on the South Side...
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Talking baseball with Yankees legend Don Larsen
The scoreboard tells the story of Don Larsen’s World Series perfection. Don Larsen is baseball’s “perfect” example that one moment can define a career. On Oct. 8, 1956, Larsen started game five of the...
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J.R. Richard, Dusty Baker and a high-five moment
A memorable moment in Dodger Stadium — the birth of the high-five — with Glenn Burke and Dusty Baker following a home run off Houston’s J.R. Richards. On the final day of the 1977 regular season, the...
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Players born in the ’70s disappearing from MLB
Players born in the ’70s — like Carlos Beltran and Alex Rodriguez — are slowly disappearing from the game. (New York Times) A year ago, I launched That ’70s Project because I have memories of being...
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Empty Camden Yards an empowering image for baseball fans
An empty Camden Yards reminds us how important fans are to the game of baseball. (Greg Fiume/Getty Images) The game played in an empty Camden Yards on Wednesday was an ugly sight I hope we never see...
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Triple Crown reminder of how different things were in ’78
The Reggie! bar was a big deal back in 1978. (photo by R. Lincoln Harris) I’ll never forget the stretch run between Affirmed and Alydar in the Belmont Stakes back in 1978. It was just a few days...
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MLB first: Home teams go 15-0 on Tuesday
Austin Jackson’s walk-off RBI single in the 11th inning secured a perfect 15-0 record for home teams on Tuesday. Unless I’m watching my team play on the road, I always root for the home team. Even...
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New Jersey vintage baseball team seeks players
(photo courtesy of the Elizabeth Resolutes) The Elizabeth Resolutes, a vintage baseball club in Union County, New Jersey, is forming a new team called “ .” “This is a historically factual club that...
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16 Random Baseball Facts; do you know what a can of corn is?
Here are 16 random baseball facts that you probably (well, maybe one or two) didn’t know. Most probably know about Cal Ripken Jr’s record, perhaps you didn’t know about Gaylord Perry‘s home run AFTER...
View ArticleCHECKING IN WITH THE TOP 10 MLB DRAFT PICKS OF 2017
1. MINNESOTA TWINS: SS Royce Lewis Some were definitely surprised when the Twins selected Lewis ahead of two-way phenom Hunter Greene last year. A pick that was more about money than actual need, as...
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2018 FIFA World Cup Baseball Starting Lineup; The Case For Big Sexy
2018 FIFA World Cup Lineup With the 2018 FIFA World Cup officially underway in Russia, without team USA this year, I really feel as if I don’t care who wins or not. With that said, I started thinking...
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Speaking Baseball Language: Origins of baseball phrases
If you’ve ever played the game, watched the game, or even discussed the game of baseball with another human being, odds are, you’ve encountered baseball phrases without truly knowing what they are, or...
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Greatest Baseball Movie FRANCHISE of All Time
Greatest Baseball Movie FRANCHISE of All Time With the All Star team coming up, I’m rather bored by the lineups as I live in fictional land and expect the best players to be playing for the all star...
View ArticleBaseball Trends: Players getting younger, striking out more and slower
If you watched baseball in 2008 and all of a sudden, turned on the channel to find a baseball game in the year 2018, things would be much different. We know that players are striking out more now, it’s...
View ArticleEach Team’s Mount Rushmore: Top MLB players EVER
This is a special series in which we take a look at the top MLB players in the history of each current franchise that rounds out their Mount Rushmore. Someone missing? Let us know ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS...
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