Retired Cubs pitcher Dan Haren tweets from exercise bike on MLB career, Imodium
Retired MLB pitcher Dan Haren knows a thing or two about the big leagues having pitched for eight different franchises. Drafted out of Pepperdine […]
Lessons in sport: Remember when Muhammad Ali and George Foreman duked it out in Zaire?
How good are you at deciphering visual sports puzzles? Instagram user @lessonsinsport has rendered another batch of stark graphics that hint at legendary sports […]
Starr Cards Infographic: Chasing Rickey Henderson’s MLB record for most runs scored
Most reasonably-seasoned baseball fans can recite the career MLB leaders in home runs (Barry Bonds), RBIs (Hank Aaron) and hits (Pete Rose), but far […]
Honus Wagner headlines Pittsburgh Pirates all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
To kids today Honus Wagner is best known as the baseball player on the most valuable trading card ever made, but to early fans […]
Throwback Thursday: Tracking Mike Trout from Millville Meteor to Los Angeles Angels outfielder
Years before he became a 2-time Major League Baseball MVP and 7-time All Star, Michael Nelson Trout was die-hard Philadelphia Phillies fan playing Cal […]
Mike Schmidt headlines Philadelphia Phillies all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Mike Schmidt’s unprecedented combination of power and defense molded him into one of baseball’s greatest third basemen. The powerful right-handed hitter slugged 548 career […]
WAR for NL MVP: Tracking Cody Bellinger, Christian Yelich in battle for baseball’s top award
MLB’s MVPs are almost always among the league leaders in the wins above replacement (WAR) stat, which attempts to gauge a player’s overall contribution […]
Laurel or Yanny? In the realm of baseball, Cuban pitcher Yanny wins hands down
Last year an audio illusion went viral that divided the United States as profoundly as the philosophical split between red and blue states. Forty-seven […]
“Bigfoot Bottle Blaster” headlines Dude Perfect’s Blitzball trick shot sequel
Few have ever caught glimpse of the shaggy-haired biped known as Bigfoot. Fewer still are those that have broken a bottle balanced atop the […]
Ken Griffey Jr. headlines Seattle Mariners all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Last year, Ken Griffey Jr. was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame after being selected on a record 99.32 percent of ballots cast. […]
Sideline sports reporters learn the hard way that beanball hazard isn’t limited to players
A couple years ago, an Australian news reporter became news himself when he was struck in the head by a runaway skateboard. He joined […]
Lessons in sport: Did you recognize Joe Namath’s finger from Super Bowl III?
How good are you at deciphering visual sports puzzles? Instagram user @lessonsinsport renders stark graphics that hint at legendary sports figures (like the image […]