George Brett headlines Kansas City Royals all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Thirteen-time All Star George Brett leads the Kansas City Royals all-time roster by wins above replacement with a tally of 88.4 accrued over 21 […]
Tonight Show Games: Jimmy Fallon gets Christian Yelich, Justin Verlander to ‘Drop It In’
While his late-night talk show peers often take on weighty social issues or offer political commentary (see Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert), […]
Dodgers infield shift, Japanese multi-day game make for cricket-flavored baseball
Late in the 2014 baseball season, a pair of games unfolded that looked more like cricket than America’s (or Japan’s) pastime. First, the Los […]
Today in Sports History: Hank Aaron hits his 755th and final home run off Angels Dick Drago
On July 20, 1976, Milwaukee Brewers designated hitter Hank Aaron hit the 755th and final home run of his illustrious career off California Angels […]
Switch-Pitcher History: Pat Venditte occupies unique niche in Major League Baseball
With an ambidextrous training regimen that started at a young age, pitcher Pat Venditte developed some pretty good heat throwing with either arm. So […]
Ted Williams headlines Boston Red Sox all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Hall-of-fame Boston Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams retired from baseball in 1960 with a mind-boggling .344 career batting average. “The Splendid Splinter” leads the […]
Today in Sports History: Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak ended in Cleveland
On July 17, 1941, New York Yankees outfield Joe DiMaggio had his record 56-game hitting streak ended by the stellar defense of the Cleveland […]
Baseball explored as performance art on Japan’s insanely-creative ‘Masquerade’ talent show
When it comes to creative game shows, one would be hard pressed to find any nation that can compete with Japan’s myriad offerings. Case […]
Tattoo Tuesday: Check out the best Chicago Cubs fans’ ink from Illinois and beyond
In our #TattooTuesday series we scour fandom to highlight the most-impressive tattoos celebrating a particular team from one of the big-five sports — baseball, […]
Jeff Bagwell headlines Houston Astros all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
For the Boston Red Sox, Jeff Bagwell, like Babe Ruth, is “one who got away.” For the Houston Astros, the Boston-born slugger is not […]
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 […]
Twitter reacts to LA Angels storybook no-hitter on night honoring deceased pitcher Tyler Skaggs
On July 1, during a road trip, Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died of unknown causes in his hotel room in Southlake, Texas. […]