Blog Posts: 2016-2020
26 Innings
March 12, 2018
Sputnik
October 4, 2017
JFK vs. LBJ
May 29, 2017
The Night That Ted Turner Managed the Braves
May 15, 2017
Bowling, Tim Matheson, and “Dreamer”
May 14, 2017
The Hall of Fame Case for Charles Ebbets
May 13, 2017
The Los Angeles Angels, the Hollywood Stars, and the Brawls of 1953
May 12, 2017
Chris Chambliss, Billy Martin, and the 1976 American League Playoff
May 11, 2017
Ty Cobb, the Detroit Tigers, and the Brawl of 1912
May 10, 2017
The Kid from Sudlersville
May 9, 2017
The Début of Roosevelt Field
May 8, 2017
Mary Tyler Moore, WJM, and the NFL
May 7, 2017
The Chicago Bears, the Miami Dolphins, and the Legacy of Perfection
May 6, 2017
Hell Hath No Fury Like A Bruins Fan Scorned
May 5, 2017
Baltimore, Frank Robinson, and the Year of the Orioles
May 4, 2017
Lefty Grove, Ted Williams, and the 1941 Boston Red Sox
May 3, 2017
The Trade That Shocked the Hockey World
May 2, 2017
The Birth of the Designated Hitter
May 1, 2017
The Dandy Dominican
April 30, 2017
The Hall of Fame Case for Doc Adams
April 29, 2017
Don Drysdale: Once a Bum, Almost a Pirate
April 28, 2017
Wichita: Home of Aviation, Pizza Hut, and the Wingnuts
April 27, 2017
What If the Dodgers Had Stayed in Brooklyn?
April 26, 2017
Ed Walsh, the White Sox, and Comiskey Park’s First Game
April 25, 2017
Strat-O-Matic Hall of Fame Game: Pre-1960 American League vs. Post-1960 National League
April 24, 2017
Age Is Just a Number: Luke Appling and the 1982 Cracker Jack Old Timers Baseball Classic
April 23, 2017
The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant
April 22, 2017
What if…
April 21, 2017
Strat-O-Matic Hall of Fame Game: 19th Century vs. Yankees
April 20, 2017
Boog Powell’s MVP Season
April 19, 2017
Cooperstown’s Hall of Fa(r)mers
April 18, 2017
The Début of Gilmore Stadium
April 17, 2017
Kyle Chandler, Kelly Rutherford, and “Homefront”
April 16, 2017
The Hall of Fame Case for Gene Autry
April 15, 2017
10 Things I Love About Oriole Park at Camden Yards
April 14, 2017
Baseball, Humor, Home Runs, Healing, and 9/11
April 13, 2017
Football, Fuller, Fleckum, and “A Face in the Crowd”
April 12, 2017
Buster Keaton, Joe E. Brown, and the Olympics
April 11, 2017
Hank Aaron’s Last Home Run
April 10, 2017
The Landmark Case of Ludtke vs. Kuhn
April 9, 2017
New Jersey, Allaire State Park, and the Revolutionary War
April 8, 2017
Bobby Bonilla’s Payday
April 7, 2017
M*A*S*H, Prime Time Television, and the 1977 California Angels
April 6, 2017
Batman, Baseball, and 1966
April 5, 2017
How Cooperstown Got Its Name
April 4, 2017
The Hall of Fame Case for Lou Piniella
April 3, 2017
1986, Hollywood, and the Chicago Cubs
April 2, 2017
The Burning of Boundary Field
April 1, 2017
The Death of Lou Gehrig
March 31, 2017
Jake, Wild Thing, and Willie Mays Hayes
March 30, 2017
Mickey, Whitey, and the Class of 1974
March 29, 2017
The Hall of Fame Case for Tommy John
March 28, 2017
Kingman’s Performance
March 27, 2017
The Cameraman, Buster Keaton, and Yankee Stadium
March 26, 2017
Hilltop Park’s First Game
March 25, 2017
Wynn, World Series, and White Sox
March 24, 2017
Rick Monday’s Star-Spangled Play
March 23, 2017
Taft, Titanic, and Taking the Field
March 22, 2017
Elysian Fields, Alexander Cartwright, and the Knickerbockers of New York
March 21, 2017
Baseball, Las Vegas, and Area 51
March 20, 2017
Jim Palmer’s No-Hitter
March 19, 2017
The Last Eagle
March 18, 2017
Wee Willie Keeler’s Best Year
March 17, 2017
Savannah’s Bananas
March 16, 2017
Kevin Kline, Dave Kovic, and President William Harrison Mitchell
March 15, 2017
The Great Holdout of 1966
March 14, 2017
Durocher, Drysdale, and the Duke
March 13, 2017
The First Angel
March 12, 2017
When the Braves Left Boston
March 11, 2017
McGraw and McGillicuddy
March 10, 2017
1946, Abe Saperstein, and the West Coast Negro Baseball League
March 9, 2017
Indians, Red Sox, and the 1948 American League Playoff
March 8, 2017
“Ball Four” Goes Hollywood
March 7, 2017
Beyond ’69
March 6, 2017
Ted Williams’s MVP Years
March 5, 2017
The Hall of Fame Case for Harvey Kuenn
March 4, 2017
Al Rosen, Mickey Vernon, and the 1953 American League Batting Championship
March 3, 2017
Oy Vey! Sandy Koufax, Yom Kippur, and the 1965 World Series
March 2, 2017
Softball, Nostalgia, and “Happy Days”
March 1, 2017
The Indomitable Zack Wheat
February 28, 2017
Baseball, Aerospace, and the Lancaster JetHawks
February 27, 2017
Vic Willis, the Boston Beaneaters, and the Last No-Hitter of the 20th Century
February 26, 2017
The Great Brawl of ’84
February 25, 2017
The Lone Star Years of Román Mejías
February 24, 2017
22 Innings, 7 Hours
February 23, 2017
Bobby Valentine, Tommy Lasorda, and the 1970 Spokane Indians
February 22, 2017
How Marvelous Marv Became a Met
February 21, 2017
Reggie Hits No. 500
February 20, 2017
Satchel Paige Joins the Indians
February 19, 2017
Football and Comedy
February 18, 2017
The Men Who Portrayed Babe Ruth
February 17, 2017
Brooklyn, Baseball, and Broadway
February 16, 2017
Urban Faber’s World Series
February 15, 2017
Chuck Connors, Branch Rickey, and “What’s My Line?”
February 14, 2017
Beyond 61*
February 13, 2017
New Owners in the Bronx
February 12, 2017
September, 1965
February 11, 2017
The Hall of Fame Case for William Shea
February 10, 2017
Welch’s Wizardry
February 9, 2017
The Kingdome Welcomes the Mariners
February 8, 2017
Yaz’s 3000th
February 7, 2017
Baseball, New Jersey, and “The Sopranos”
February 6, 2017
Ken Holtzman’s No-Hitters
February 5, 2017
Crash, Nuke, Annie, and the Bulls of Durham
February 4, 2017
People Will Come
February 3, 2017
1934, Dizzy Dean, and the Cardinals of St. Louis
February 2, 2017
A Capital Forfeit
February 1, 2017
Betting, Blindness, and Baseball
January 31, 2017
Aspro the Astro
January 30, 2017
Rusty Staub: Bonus Baby
January 29, 2017
The Trade
January 28, 2017
Houston Blasts Off
January 27, 2017
The First Fan
January 26, 2017
Cy Young’s Perfect Game
January 25, 2017
The Tragedy of Ken McMullen
January 24, 2017
The Amazing Season of Timothy Keefe
January 23, 2017
Matthau, Madison, and Buttermaker
January 22, 2017
Bill White: Player, Broadcaster, Executive
January 21, 2017
The Great Groat
January 20, 2017
56 Games
January 19, 2017
Expos and Excellence
January 18, 2017
Willie Mays Returns to New York
January 17, 2017
Dizzy Dean, Joe Medwick, and the 1931 Houston Buffaloes
January 16, 2017
Ted Williams Hits His Final Home Run
January 15, 2017
A New Era in Chavez Ravine
January 14, 2017
Don Sutton Wins 300
January 13, 2017
Sam Malone’s Lucky Bottle Cap
January 12, 2017
Mazeroski, Pittsburgh, and the 1960 World Series
January 11, 2017
Lou Costello: Behind the Laughter
January 10, 2017
Bay City Blues
January 9, 2017
The Hall of Fame Case for Vada Pinson
January 8, 2017
Monty Stratton, Jimmy Stewart, and Hollywood
January 7, 2017
1957 American League Most Valuable Player Controversy
January 6, 2017
1957 World Series
January 5, 2017
Roy Campanella and the Baltimore Elite Giants
January 4, 2017
Exposition Park
January 3, 2017
The Most Important Person in Dodgers History?
January 2, 2017
The Saga of Eddie Gaedel
January 1, 2017
Rhapsody in Blue and Orange
December 31, 2016
The Black Sox: Fact vs. Fiction
December 30, 2016
New Jersey’s Major League Teams
December 28, 2016
The 18-Inning Game
December 27, 2016
The Midnight Massacre
December 26, 2016
Stan Musial’s Three MVP Awards
December 24, 2016
The Death of Babe Ruth
December 23, 2016
Baseball in Appalachia
December 22, 2016
The Hall of Fame Case for Steve Garvey
December 21, 2016
Hank Aaron Hits #715
December 20, 2016
The Innovative Charles Comiskey
December 19, 2016
Indianapolis, Bush Stadium, and the Clowns
December 18, 2016
The Tragedy of Edgar McNabb
December 17, 2016
The Astrodome’s Début
December 16, 2016
Cleveland’s Other Team
December 15, 2016
Tom Selleck and Baseball
December 14, 2016
George Steinbrenner Buys the Yankees
December 13, 2016
Roberto Clemente’s 3000th Hit
December 12, 2016
Morgan Bulkeley, the Hartford Dark Blues, and the Birth of the National League
December 11, 2016
The Millionth Run
December 10, 2016
Harmon Killebrew, Lew Burdette, and the Red Seat
December 9, 2016
Radio, Baseball, and the Gipper
December 8, 2016
The Death of Charles Ebbets
December 7, 2016
The Hall of Fame Case for Mickey Lolich
December 6, 2016
1969
December 4, 2016
Shoeless Joe Jackson’s Hometown
December 3, 2016
How the Great Falls Voyagers Got Their Name
December 2, 2016
Greg Brady vs. Danny Partridge
December 1, 2016
Robinson vs. Buckley
November 30, 2016
August 4, 1985
November 29, 2016
World’s Finest
November 28, 2016
Now Pitching for the New York Yankees
November 27, 2016
Coca-Cola and Baseball
November 26, 2016
Brooklyn, Baseball, and the Aurora Borealis
November 23, 2016
The Decade of Baseball Migration
November 22, 2016
The Man Who Made the Mud Hens Famous
November 21, 2016
Jackie Robinson and the Hall of Fame
November 20, 2016
Bob Feller’s Three No-Hitters
November 19, 2016
The Death of John McGraw
November 18, 2016
Rob Reiner and Baseball
November 17, 2016
61 in ’61
November 16, 2016
Harold Parrott: The Lord of Baseball Public Relations
November 13, 2016
Mays As A Met
November 12, 2016
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
November 11, 2016
Disco Demolition Night
November 9, 2016
World Series Pranks and Franks
November 8, 2016
When Joe McCarthy Retired
November 7, 2016
New Jersey’s Hall of Famers
November 6, 2016
1963: The Year of the Rookie
November 5, 2016
1977: A Year of Extremes in New York
November 4, 2016
Whose Life Story Is It Anyway?
November 3, 2016
The Odd Couple’s Triple Play
November 2, 2016
The Tragedy of Roy Campanella
November 1, 2016
1920: A Year of Tragedy and Scandal
October 31, 2016
Ralph Houk: Filling Casey’s Shoes
October 30, 2016
Biz Mackey: Baseball’s Unsung Mentor
October 29, 2016
Ebbets Field: More Than A Stadium
October 28, 2016
The Hall of Fame Case for Bill Buckner
October 27, 2016
Don’t Let Your Kids Grow Up To Be Baseball Pitchers
October 26, 2016
Tactical Strikes: Baseball and the American President
October 25, 2016
Jackie Robinson’s Inner Strength
October 24, 2016