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 […]
Willie Mays headlines San Francisco Giants all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Hall-of-fame outfielder Willie Mays spent twenty-one seasons in a Giants uniform — six in New York and fifteen in San Francisco — and leads […]
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 […]
Throwback Thursday: Tracking Mike Trout from Millville Meteor to Los Angeles Angels outfielder
Years before he became a three-time Major League Baseball MVP and an nine-time All Star, Michael Nelson Trout was die-hard Philadelphia Phillies fan playing […]
Carlos Zambrano and Alec Mills: An improbable tale of one city, two no-hitters and three teams
Miller Park first hosted an MLB game on April 5, 2001, replacing the erstwhile Milwaukee County Stadium as the home field of the Milwaukee […]
Babe Ruth headlines New York Yankees all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Perhaps no franchise in the history of sport has been more consistently revered — and feared — than the New York Yankees, and no […]
Today in Sports History: Detroit Tigers trade Hammerin’ Hank Greenberg to Pittsburgh Pirates for $35K
On January 18, 1947, the Detroit Tigers sold 2-time American League MVP Hank Greenberg — the first Jewish superstar in American team 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 […]
Sports leagues and stars remember legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on MLK Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated the third Monday of January (the 17th this year) to mark his January 15 birthday, but more […]
Blake Griffin’s “Tearaway Pants” and the best poetry from each of the major sports
If Blake Griffin weren’t known as a hoopster, his name would be perfectly suited for a slam poet’s stage persona — a mashup of […]
Dave Stieb headlines Toronto Blue Jays all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Although he never won a Cy Young award, pitcher Dave Stieb was a consistent ace for the Blue Jays over the course of 15 […]