Stevie Larson, Author at Baseball Essential

Indians up 3-1 in World Series, have to be careful

Oct 30, 2016

Baseball History, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball

The Cleveland Indians defeated the Chicago Cubs, 7-2, on Saturday night to take a 3-1 lead in the 2016 World Series, but they can't look too far ahead. There have been 70 teams that have been down 3-1 in eit...

The curious case of Bobby Bonilla

Stevie Larson

Jul 1, 2016

New York Mets

Bobby Bonilla last stepped foot on a baseball field in 2001, when he appeared in 91 games for the St. Louis Cardinals and batted .213/.308/.339. Despite having not played baseball in 15 years, he still collects...

Q&A with Indians Minor Leaguer Sam Hentges

Stevie Larson

Jun 28, 2016

Cleveland Indians, Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball

Sam Hentges is living the dream of so many children throughout the country. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the fourth round of the 2014 draft right out of high school and signed his first pro contra...

Oakland Athletics Turn Strange Double Play against Detroit Tigers

Stevie Larson

May 28, 2016

Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics

Friday night's Oakland Athletics-Detroit Tigers game featured what has to be one of the strangest plays to ever occur during a baseball game, and surely made the official scorer rethink his career path. It s...

Minnesota Twins News and Notes: Week of May 1

Stevie Larson

May 1, 2016

American League Central, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins are finishing the month of April with a 7-17 record, the only team in the division to not have a winning record. One bright side is last year the Texas Rangers started the season with a ...

Beloved Tink Larson Field In Waseca Burns Down

Stevie Larson

Apr 7, 2016

Breaking News

Tink Larson Field, built in the 1930s as part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal, burned to the ground on Wednesday night in a fire that quickly consumed most of the wooden grandstands and concession stand...

What Can We Expect Out of the Twins this Season?

Stevie Larson

Apr 4, 2016

Headlines, Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins did not make the playoffs last season, as they came up just a few games short of getting a wild card spot, but that is Okay. They were able to get experience playing in big games down the st...

Close call at Spring Training game leads to calls to extend netting

Stevie Larson

Mar 8, 2016

Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, Spring Training

There was a scary scene at the Atlanta Braves game on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates that had the potential to end up much worse if not for the quick thinking of one fan. A boy who was sitting behin...

The History of Baseball Broadcasting: Modern Day

Stevie Larson

Jan 25, 2016

Baseball History, Features, History, Media

This is the final part of a four part series about the history of baseball broadcasting. Part one can be found here, part two can be found here, and part three can be found here. Baseball broadcasts have com...

The history of Baseball Broadcasting: The Impact of Cable TV

Stevie Larson

Jan 9, 2016

Baseball History, Features, History

This is the third in a four part series about the history of baseball broadcasting. Part four will be published next week, and will focus on modern day broadcasts. Part one can be found here, and part two can b...

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