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Never Been There... Will history repeat itself again this year, or can a <i>never-been-there team</i> make history? seattle mariners • baseball world • yankees • world series • baseball records
1968 World Series Game Seven Mickey Lolich gained Most Valuable Player status as Detroit defeated St. Louis in Game Seven of the 1968 World Series. It was the Tigers' first title since 1945. mickey lolich game seven 1968 world series • lolich mvp 1968 world series • bob gibson 1968 world series • national and american mvps 1968 • cy young award winners 1968
Baseball and Autumn in New York For ten straight years the World Series was played in New York City, usually between two New York teams. DiMaggio, Robinson, Mays and Mantle were among the heroes. world series • dominant new york teams • baseball championships • new york baseball teams • casey stengel
Cubs Are '08 Baseball Champs Winning the 1907 and 1908 World Series made the Chicago Cubs the first team to win two of the Fall Classics. 1908 world series • chicago cubs • detroit tigers • baseball history • baseball ironies
Game Six of the 1968 World Series Detroit's fortunes in the 1968 World Series turned in Game Five and rebounded in Game Six behind the sterling effort of 31-game winner Denny McLain, forcing a 7th game. 1968 world series game six • ray washburn defeated game six world series 1968 • mclain wins first world series game • tigers force seventh game 1968 world series • kaline northrup lead 1968 world series hitting
The Diamond's Dynamic Duos Barry Bonds is a free agent, and wants to keep playing. Will he and Sammy Sosa form an historic combo in Texas? baseball dynamic duo • home run totals • the bambino • designated hitter • all time home run record
The Other Wright Brothers This article gives a lighter-side approach to early days of America's favorite spectator sport: baseball. baseball history • spectator sports • harry wright • george wright • albert spalding
World Series Flops Some of baseball's greatest stars have flopped in the limelight of the World series. world series flops • stars in world series • babe ruth • ty cobb • ted williams
1968 World Series Game Five Avoiding elimination in Game Five of the 1968 World Series, Detroit relied on Lolich from the mound, Horton's defense, and Kaline's crucial hit in the seventh inning. tigers crucial hitting fifth game 1968 world serie • horton's throw 1968 world series • kaline's clutch hit 1968 world series • freehan blocks brock at the plate • mr tiger al kaline delivers 1968 world series
A History of Negro League Baseball The history of the Negro Leagues is even more interesting and complex than the origins of the Major Leagues. negro league baseball • history of negro league baseball • black baseball leagues • discrimination in baseball • blacks in baseball
Choke CHOKE: To fail to perform effectively because of nervous agitation or tension, especially in an athletic contest. COLLAPSE: To break down suddenly in strength or health and thereby cease to function. yankees • 2004 • red sox • san francisco • giants
Lots More Great Baseball Nicknames Here are ten more of the best nicknames, courtesy of our National Pastime; Major League Baseball. great baseball nicknames • baseball nicknames • best baseball nicknames • mr. october • reggie jackson
The 1928 Philadelphia Athletics The lineup card for the 1928 Philadelphia Athletics reads like the player's directory to the Baseball Hall of Fame. So why did they finish in second place? the 1928 philadelphia athletics • ten best baseball teams of all time • 1928 philadelphia a's • philadelphia a's baseball team • philadelphia athletics baseball
Evers and Hornsby: Hall of Famers Hornsby was so superior to Evers that one must question how both can be in the Hall of Fame. evers and hornsby hall of famers • rogers hornsby great hitter • all time greats • tinker to evers to chance • double play combination
Cleveland, Not Boston: Part 3 Want some more interesting information? Guess who hit a home run off Ralph Branca in Game 1. Right. Robert Brown Thomson, the Staten Island Scot. Thomson and Monte Irvin hit home runs, Jim Hearn pitched a complete game, giving up only an Andy Pafko home run, and the Giants won, 3-1. giants • dodgers • brooklyn • yankees • ebbets field
Swindler and Junkman Ed Lopat was 5’10” tall and weighed 185 pounds. He was one of the best left-handed pitchers in Yankees’ history but is rarely mentioned anymore. Yankees’ general manager George Weiss acquired Ed Lopat in one of the most one-sided trades ever made. yankees • lopat • reynolds • world series • stengel
Albert Goodwill Spalding and the Mythic Origins of Baseball Learn how one man helped create the creation of "America's Game." baseball • abner doubleday • history of baseball • albert goodwill spalding • baseball hall of fame
Best Pitchers of the 1950s In the 1950s, an era that was dominated by hitting, these four Hall of Fame pitchers distinguished themselves from the pack. best pitchers 1950s • greatest pitchers • 1950s baseball • baseball's golden age • warren spahn
Hitting Requires Pitching Scoring runs does not win games. Scoring more runs than the opposition scores wins games. The New York Yankees have added offense and should score more runs, but the key to regaining the World Championship is the pitching staff. 1930 yankees • gehrig • ruth • ruffing • gomez
Joe Torre's Yankee Manager Career When he was hired to manage the Yankees in 1996, no one could have predicted that Joe Torre would enjoy such longevity and success as skipper of the Bronx Zoo. joe torre yankee manager • joe torre fired • joe torre retires • joe torre's yankee record • joe torre career wins
Relief Closers are in the game approximately 1/18 of the time their team plays. A team plays 162 games, the closer appears in about one half of those games, and he pitches one inning. mariano rivera • yankees • closer • bruce sutter • relief pitchers
The 10 Best Hitting Seasons Ever With so many great seasons by so many great MLB players to choose from, it's hard to narrow the best seasons ever down to just ten. Here's a shot, though. best mlb hitters • top mlb hitters • great offensive years • best hitting years • best hitting seasons
Under Forty is Not Bad Joe DiMaggio. That’s it. The team that has won more World Championships and lost more World Championships has had only one right handed hitter who hit at least 40 home runs in a single season. In 1937, Joe DiMaggio hit 46 home runs. dimaggio • yankees • right handed • 40 • babe ruth
Enough is Enough Enough is enough. Barry Bonds is not the greatest baseball player of all time. babe ruth • barry bonds • yankees • world series • home run
It Really Is Offensive Great pitching and defense often create excruciating tension which can be released with almost no warning at any time. In a 1-0 game in the eighth inning, every pitch and every play is important. A two run home run by the team with the lead puts the game out of reach while a two run home run by the trailing team turns the game around. baseball • world series • boston red sox • st. louis cardinals • offense
Keltner, Boudreau, & Gordon The 1948 Indians, with Ken Keltner, Lou Boudreau, and Joe Gordon, had an all-100 RBIs infield. rbis • he • 100 • runs • home
The Cubs' Fred Merkle Curse The Cubs needed a big break to get to the 1908 World Series, which might be the real reason that the Cubs have not won the World Series in 100 years. cubs • game • world • merkle • second
Ten and Twenty Five and Three and Twenty One Red Ruffing compiled a record of 39 wins and 96 losses for Boston teams that finished last every season. In 1928 he won 10 games and lost 25. Don Larsen compiled a record of 10 wins and 33 losses for teams that lost 100 games in each of two seasons. yankees • world series • boston red sox • american league • red ruffing
We Lost a Few There are some things that they don't want us to know or want us to forget, not that those of us who really care ever could. The Yankees have lost more World Series than any other franchise in baseball history. new york yankees • yankees • new york • world series • world champions
Say Hey If Willie Mays played today, he would be the best player in the game. Virtually every day he played, Mays demonstrated how great he was, greatness that no statistical formulas can ever reveal. willie mays • mickey mantle • babe ruth • ty cobb • jackie robinson
Who Really Deserved It? It was and is one of the great injustices in major league history---or was it? joe dimaggio • ted williams • yankees • red sox • pennant
Koufax or Gibson? Sandy Koufax and Bob Gibson were the consistently dominant pitchers of the 1960s. Koufax was more spectacular for a few years, but Gibson stayed great much longer. great pitchers • dominant pitchers • pitchers of the 1960's • sandy koufax • bob gibson
MVP Candidates A quick check on the most valuable players in the American and National Leagues in 2000 mvp • baseball • american • national • rodriguez
NBA needs a George Mason The NBA playoffs need help. The league's own version of George Mason, the NCAA's 2006 Cinderella, would spice up two months of playoff boredom. But who fits the slipper? nba • nba playoffs • cavaliers • clippers • lebron james
1999 Hall of Fame Voting Who else deserves entrance into the Baseball Hall of Fame. And why? hall of fame baseball • gary carter • carlton fisk • bert blyleven • nolan ryan
2007 American League Stat Leaders The hitting and pitching statistical leaders from the 2007 American League baseball season. 2007 american league statistics • 2007 american league records • 2007 american league stat leaders • 2007 american league home runs • 2007 american league season
A Weekend Drive into History Why I'm disappointed in myself for only having been to Cooperstown once in my (albeit short) life. cooperstown • hall of fame • hotels • a weekend drive into history • a baseball historian
Albert Belle Stalks Girlfriend Albert Belle flexed his muscles in the 1995 World Series, but he'll be remembered more for stalking and screaming than for his baseball feats. albert belle • stalking ex-girlfriend • major league baseball • cleveland indians • world series
All-Star Voting and other news All-Star voting, Rocker, and Kerry Wood baseball • sports • teams • major league • wood
And They Finished 17 Games Out Many years ago, a Yankees team had four Hall of Famers. Their main rival that season was the Boston Red Sox, a team that had not four but FIVE Hall of Famers, but it was the Yankees who won the pennant and swept the Reds in the World Series while Boston finished a distant second, 17 games out of first place. yankees • new york yankees • world series • baseball • hall of fame
Baseball Managers on the Hot Seat A month of baseball is in the books and some managers are already on the hot seat. A look at four teams not living up to expectations. baseball • manager • general manager • new york yankees • george steinbrenner
Drug Tests Must Be Specific The chemical test for a substance must be specific. If more than one material produces a positive, the results cannot be accepted. drug tests • drugs tests must be specific • barry bonds postive test • barry bonds steroids • chemical test specific
Eighty Six, Nineteen Eighty Six, and Payback There are many parallels between 1986 and 2004 that point to the Red Sox and Astros winning their respective pennants. 1986 • 2004 • red sox • astros • mets
George Was Great In an article at The Baseball Hall of Fame’s official site, research associate Gabriel Schecter writes that Sisler might have been the best all-around first baseman in baseball history despite being overshadowed by Lou Gehrig and Jimmy Foxx. Sisler was a better base runner than either, which is not to denigrate Gehrig, who was excellent on the bases, and as great as Gehrig was in the field, Sisler was better. george sisler • babe ruth • lou gehrig • ichiro • ichiro suzuki
Is Piazza Worth It? Will Mike Piazza's record-setting deal turn out to be a good investment for the New York Mets? new york mets • players • baseball • mike piazza • hitting catcher
LaRussa Arrested for Drunk Driving The last 24 hours in baseball have been exciting: the Yankees did not extend A-Rod's huge contract, Brian McCann gets big bucks, and La Russa falls asleep at the wheel. larussa drunk driving arrest • tony larussa dui arrest • tony larussa dwi arrest • braves sign brian mccann • brian mccann contract braves
The Best Hitters of the 1920s The 1920s were all about Babe Ruth. Although there were many great Hall of Fame hitters who played during the decade, none could hold a candle to the Big Bambino. baseball's best hitters • best hitters 1920s • babe ruth • rogers hornsby • ty cobb
2007 MLB Baseball Season Wrap-Up With so many records shattered and so many tight pennant races that came down to the wire, the 2007 baseball season may have been among the best ever. 2007 mlb season • 2007 major league baseball season • barry bonds 756 home run • barry bonds home run record • tom glavine 300 wins |
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