Baseball All Star Game Cancelled; More Players Opting Out of 2020 Season
We didn’t know it was still on, but baseball has officially cancelled the 2020 All Star Game, which had been set for Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Instead, the Dodgers...
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Cubs Lefthander Jose Quintana Injures Pitching Hand Washing Dishes
Freak non sports related injuries to athletes aren’t uncommon. The latest such injury happened to Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jose Quintana. It seems the lefthander injured the thumb on his...
Recalling Denny McLain’s 31 Win Season of 1968
It’s completely up in the air whether we will have baseball at all this season (we’re leaning towards no at this point since the players and owners can’t agree on...
Recalling the Only All St. Louis World Series
There have been 14 World Series that have featured the New York Yankees versus the National League New York and/or Brooklyn clubs, popularly named Subway Series due to the fact...
Now a Funeral Home Owner, Baseball Hall of Famer Andre Dawson Deals With Effects of Covid-19
Former Major League outfielder Andre Dawson still has a part time position in baseball as a member of the Chicago Cubs front office, but his primary gig is outside the...
10 Major League Baseball Managers With the Most Victories Who Never Managed in the World Series
Over the years, some very good major league baseball players have had lengthy careers but never made it to the World Series. The same is true for managers; some managed...
Little Known Cleveland Indians Hall of Famers: Addie Joss and Elmer Flick
Since we don’t have any baseball being played due to Covid-19 restrictions, or any other sports for that matter, this is a good time to look back to the players,...
R.I.P. Al Kaline
Al Kaline, a Hall of Fame outfielder who played 22 seasons in the Major Leagues, all with the Detroit Tigers, died on April 6th, 2020. He was 85. Kaline, who...
Doubleheaders Might Be In the Mix When and If Baseball Returns This Season
Like nearly everything else, Major League Baseball is on hold while the world deals with the Covid-19 pandemic. There are a lot of ideas floating around about what baseball will...
Today in Sports: Everything is Cancelled
In response to the worldwide pandemic of Coronavirus or COVID-19 as it’s also called, the sports world in recent days has looked at trying to continue by playing the games...
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