Mike Piazza is the American Dream
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With the Baseball Hall of Fame induction this weekend, it is easy for baseball fans to associate with Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza with the 1990s. But as both players began their ca...
Is There a Curse for Home Run Derby Winners?
The 2016 Home Run Derby has now come and gone. Every year on the night before the All-Star Game, players step up and swat the ball out of the park as often as they can and as far as they can, often to great eff...
1976: The Year “The Bird” Took Over Baseball
For Detroit Tigers fans entering the 1976 season, they knew there was little chance of the team being a contender for the American League pennant. Even in the AL East, the reigning champion Boston Red Sox had t...
Royals Fans Have Seen It All
The nature of baseball fandom is often fickle. Team wins, gets more fans. Team loses, has fewer fans. There’s a subset in that mix of “true fans,” the ones who suffer through losing seasons and who wouldn’t kno...
Looking at Carlos Beltran’s Hall of Fame Resume
Carlos Beltran is having a resurgent season at 39 years of age for the New York Yankees. He has a slash line of .277/.313/.554, with 16 home runs, 44 RBIs and a 129 wRC+ (at the time of this writing). This year...
David Ortiz is a Hall of Famer (We Think)
David Ortiz’s career will soon come to an end, and then comes the discussion about whether he belongs in the Hall of Fame. So far this year, Big Papi is having a season for the aged (pun intended). At 40 years ...
Dear David Ortiz, Please Stick to the Retirement Plan
Hopefully by now, you know that I'm a big fan of the Boston Red Sox. By the powers of simple deduction, that leads, henceforth, to being a big fan of David Ortiz. I say this only to clarify for anybody incensed...
Baseball’s Newest Trend: Matte Batting Helmets
After writing last week about MLB's new sock deal, one new piece of equipment that has been trending this season is the matte batting helmet. While many younger fans will look at the matte helmet as a fresh tak...
Stance Socks and How Baseball Plans to Benefit
The announcement earlier this week that Major League Baseball has teamed up with noted sock maker Stance on a multi-year deal as the league's official sock supplier is an interesting development. On the surface...
The Texas Rangers Will Get A New Ballpark
The Texas Rangers announced they will be moving into a new retractable-roof ballpark in 2023 or possibly earlier, ending their run at Globe Life Park. The Rangers' new ballpark will be located right near the so...