Baseball History

Being Unable to Watch Dodgers Games on TV in Los Angeles Is a Tradition

Jan 8, 2019

Baseball History, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, Media

The Los Angeles Dodgers have the richest local TV deal in baseball – and the strangest. The team receives around $200 million a year to keep its games from being televised to the majority of its local fans. ...

The Marvin Miller Model That Made so Many Ballplayers Rich is in Trouble

Tom Gibbons

Dec 30, 2018

Baseball History, Major League Baseball, Offseason

The surface looks fairly solid for baseball’s labor side. Manny Machado and Bryce Harper are expected to sign record-breaking contracts in the hundreds of millions. The Philadelphia Phillies entered the o...

Sim Game: Recreating Game 7 of the 2016 World Series

Tom Dorsa

Nov 1, 2018

Baseball History, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians

Game 7 of the 2016 World Series was an instant classic. Two historic franchises long mired in championship droughts, the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians, looking to finally reach the summit of Major League B...

Baseball History: Starting Pitcher Getting Knocked Out Early Doesn’t Always End Badly

Jeff J. Snider

Oct 2, 2018

Baseball History, Features

I was watching a game on ESPN the other day, and Rick Sutcliffe and Jon Sciambi got into a discussion about starting pitchers getting knocked out of games in the first inning. Sutcliffe, a former Cy Young Award...

How the Astros Fell Backwards into Rising Star Alex Bregman

Tom Dorsa

Sep 11, 2018

Baseball History, Houston Astros

Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Pedro Martinez called Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman "the perfect face of baseball." The former number-two overall pick, described by Martinez as a "mini Mike Trout," i...

A’s Starting Staff One of the Worst Postseason-Bound Rotations in Wild Card Era

Tom Dorsa

Aug 6, 2018

Baseball History, Oakland Athletics

Take a look at the Oakland Athletics depth chart on MLB.com, in particular the starting rotation, because it's equal parts hilarious and artistic. A starting pitching staff of Sean Manaea, Brett Anderson, Trevo...

Five Most Effective Deadline Acquisitions in MLB History

Tom Dorsa

Jul 31, 2018

Baseball History, Major League Baseball, Transactions

Depending on the team and players you show support for, the Major League Baseball trade deadline can either be a heartbreaker or a ray of sunshine on a dark winter's day. Depending on your association with the ...

Quiz: A Look Through MLB All-Star Game History

Tom Dorsa

Jul 17, 2018

Baseball History, Features, Major League Baseball

The 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game is nearly upon us. The annual best-of-the-best matchup of American League and National League is turning 89 this year, and Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. is play...

These Are Some of the Quirkiest Saves in Baseball History

Jeff J. Snider

Jul 3, 2018

Baseball History, Features, Statistics

Last night, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Caleb Ferguson picked up his first career save, and it happened to come on his 22nd birthday. Dodgers starter Alex Wood went six strong innings, allowing just one run on ...

The Best Second-Best Seasons in Baseball History

Tom Dorsa

Jul 3, 2018

Baseball History, Major League Baseball

There are no perfect stats, but wins above replacement is about as close as they come. To properly measure how valuable a player has been to their ball club in relation to a replacement-level dude sitting in Tr...