In the mid-1980s, the Montreal Expos were in danger of losing two-thirds of their outfield. Both Andre Dawson and Tim Raines were free agents after the 1986 season. They were All-Stars, two of the best… Read More »The Greatest Outfield That Almost Was
This is an excerpt from the upcoming book, The Great Baseball Argument Settling Book, in which I rank the top 100 players in baseball history at every position. What makes a good teammate? After talking… Read More »Introducing Teammate Quotient
Ben Chapman is the only baseball player mentioned by name in a book by famed Russian novelist Vladimir Nabokov. One of the things that Twitter ensures is that no one can say anything stupid anymore… Read More »Baseball’s Most Reviled Racist: Ben Chapman
What day produced the most major league ballplayers? Many people know that on May 27, 1968, two future Hall of Fame first basemen were born. That day, the world welcomed little Jeffrey Robert Bagwell and… Read More »Which date produced the most future baseball players?
“I never enjoyed catching. It tears you apart. I guess I was too clumsy and slow to do anything else.” — Gus Triandos If you were to design a big league catcher, Gus Triandos could… Read More »Gus Triandos and the Knuckleball