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Jacob DeGrom and Tough-Luck Pitchers From Seasons Past

Jun 5, 2018

Baseball History, Features, New York Mets

Jacob deGrom is currently 4-0, which, if you care about pitcher win/loss records, is pretty good. Of course, that 4-0 record comes in 12 starts, leaving him with eight no-decisions. In those eight games, the Ne...

J.R. Richard’s Uniform Number Should Be Retired

Seth Poho

Jul 29, 2016

Baseball History, Houston Astros, Opinions & Predictions

This morning, while checking up on the late baseball scores and trade news on Twitter, I happened to find a peculiar tweet from Super 70s Sports. The account known for posting tons of vintage sports photos and ...

Blue Jays Prospect Colton Turner Having a Breakout Season After Stint in Australia

Brian Crawford

Jun 29, 2016

Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

One of the most unique experiences in minor league baseball is the opportunity for prospects to take part in the Australian Baseball League during the winter months. What makes this experience memorable is it p...

Nathan Eovaldi: Nasty Nate’s Near No-Hitter

Ryan McGriff

Apr 26, 2016

Features, Headlines, New York Yankees

Something was swirling around in the Ballpark at Arlington during Monday night's matchup between the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers. And no, it wasn’t the baseballs being caught in the jet stream in right f...

‘Baseball as It Was’ Episode #38: Frank Tanana

Brian Wright

Oct 7, 2015

American League, American League Central, American League West, Baseball History, Detroit Tigers, Features, Interviews, Los Angeles Angels, Major League Baseball, Media, Podcasts, Postseason, Radio, Toronto Blue Jays

The story of Frank Tanana's major league career can be divided into two acts. He quickly rose to stardom with the California Angels as a strikeout pitcher – fanning as many as 269 in 1975. But a shoulder inj...

All the Max Scherzer no-hit fun facts you need to know

Joshua Sadlock

Oct 4, 2015

Baseball History, Features, Major League Baseball, Washington Nationals

On Opening Day, Max Scherzer pitched 5.2 innings of no-hit ball before allowing his first hit to a New York Mets batter. It would be a sign of things to come for Scherzer in his first season as a member of the ...

Revisiting Pedro Martinez and Randy Johnson’s Best Strikeout Seasons

Joshua Sadlock

Aug 5, 2015

Arizona Diamondbacks, Baseball History, Boston Red Sox, Features, Major League Baseball

If Clayton Kershaw continues his torrid strikeout pace for the final two months of the season, he has an outside shot at becoming baseball's first 300-strikeout pitcher since Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling bo...

‘Baseball as It Was’ Episode #29: Tom Verducci

Brian Wright

Jul 8, 2015

American League, Baseball History, Cincinnati Reds, Features, Houston Astros, Interviews, Los Angeles Angels, Major League Baseball, Media, National League, National League Central, New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions, Podcasts, Radio, Texas Rangers

Having earned plaudits as one of baseball's best and most respected journalists, Tom Verducci embarks on his second turn as an All-Star Game color analyst for FOX. Here's a lineup of some of the topics discusse...

How Much Quality Is in a Quality Start?

Jeff J. Snider

Jun 5, 2015

Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

On Wednesday night's ESPN broadcast of the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Colorado Rockies, play-by-play announcer Jon "Boog" Sciambi and his partner, former Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Award winner Rick S...

The Fastest Pitcher You’ve Never Heard Of

Cory Fallon

Apr 30, 2015

Baltimore Orioles, Baseball History, Minor League Baseball

The man who is said to have had the fastest fastball of all time is a player you’ve probably never head of. He’s not Bob Feller, Joel Zumaya, Aroldis Chapman, or even Nolan Ryan. In fact, legendary Orioles mana...

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