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 […]
Eddie Plank headlines Oakland Athletics all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Prior to the Athletics moving to Oakland in 1968, they were in Kansas City for a dozen seasons, and before that they called Philadelphia […]
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 […]
Cap Anson headlines Chicago Cubs all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
One hundred forty years before Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo, Adrian “Cap” Anson was wowing Windy City baseball fans. When the Chicago Cubs franchise […]
Rangers fan Byron Anderson smacks home run at Globe Life Park to win season tickets
Back in 2016, the Texas Rangers held a contest for season tickets at Globe Life Park in Arlington and Byron Anderson of Fort Worth […]
Baseball Ninja: Real-life samurai Isao Machii uses sword to slice 100 mph fastball in half
The Meiji reform in the late 19th century abolished Japan’s samurai class, and a western-style national army was established. It seemed, for a time, […]
Rod Carew headlines Minnesota Twins all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Of all the great players to don a Minnesota Twins jersey, none has contributed more to the team’s success than Rod Carew. Carew accrued […]
Arizona Wildcats baseball team pays tribute to ‘Major League’ with pitch-perfect reenactment
Arizona’s baseball season got underway last night with a 6-0 victory, and the Wildcats were already at the top of their game even before […]
Lessons in sport: Did you recognize Pistol Pete Maravich’s floppy socks?
How good are you at deciphering visual sports puzzles? Instagram user @lessonsinsport renders stark graphics that hint at legendary sports figures and events (like […]
Graveyard Greats: Hunting down tombstones of Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and other baseball legends
The baseball season is roughly bookended by Easter and Halloween, with the Fourth of July as its midpoint. Each of the three holidays mark […]
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 […]
Batter up! Swing for the fences with the ultimate World Series history quiz
The first World Series was held in 1903 and there has been one contested every year since with only two exceptions: 1904 and 1994. […]