The 75th Anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s Farewell Speech
On July 4th, 1939, New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig stood before a capacity crowd at Yankee Stadium and delivered perhaps the most famous speech in baseball history. Gehrig,...
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Baseball’s New Review Rules Help Cleveland Indians Get Triple Play
Major League Baseball’s use of instant replay to get calls right helped the Cleveland Indians twice on one play in their game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 1st. ...
Tim Lincecum No Hits Padres for the Second Time
For the second time in less than a year, San Francisco Giants righthander Tim Lincecum threw a no hitter against the San Diego Padres. This one was a 4-0 victory...
Virginia and Vanderbilt Vie for College World Series Title
College baseball doesn’t get nearly the publicity that college football and basketball get, but there is some good baseball played at this level and a lot of major league players...
Brewers Score Three Runs on a Wild Play
Here’s something you don’t see every day, at least not at the major league level. The Milwaukee Brewers had the bases loaded with two out against the Colorado Rockies in the...
Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw Throws Nearly Perfect No Hitter
Los Angeles Dodgers lefthander Clayton Kershaw threw the 2014 season’s second no hitter on June 18th, and it was just about as dominating a performance as it gets. Kershaw struck...
Kirk Gibson Throws Strategy Out the Window in Diamondbacks’ Loss to Brewers
Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson has made no secret of his disdain for Milwaukee Brewers’ outfielder Ryan Braun. During the 2011 post season, Milwaukee beat Arizona in their playoff series,...
Red Hot Royals Rip Tigers
Strange as it may seem, the Kansas City Royals are the hottest team in baseball right now, winning nine of ten, including eight in a row. On June 16th, Kansas...
Cleveland Indians’ Lonnie Chisenhall Has Career Day
Cleveland Indians infielder Lonnie Chisenhall isn’t one of the more recognizable names in major league baseball, or at least he wasn’t until Cleveland’s 17-7 trouncing of the Texas Rangers on...
Minor Leaguer Hits Home Runs in Five Consecutive At Bats
Throughout history, minor league baseball has had players with some impressive statistics who just couldn’t make it in the big leagues. Some of course do make it big so it’s...
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