The answer to how baseball got to the mess it’s in is long and complicated, but can be boiled down to: there is no trust, and the leadership on both sides is more interested in winning than in progress for … Continue reading →

First, let’s reiterate what ESPN’s Jeff Passan wrote this past week: The MLBPA has stated it would play an 82 game schedule at full pro-rated salaries. The owners have said they’d pay full prorated salaries over a 48 game schedule. … Continue reading →

In 1930 Hack Wilson hit a MLB record 191 RBI in a single season.  Lou Gehrig had the AL record, 185, the following year for the Yankees.  Since then nobody has come closer than Manny Ramirez with 165 in 1999. … Continue reading →

Jeff Passan has clearly become wearied with the posturing and squabbling between MLB and the MLBPA.  Right near the beginning of his latest article at ESPN, he drops this gem: “Already they have taken what could have been a triumphant … Continue reading →

18 players in MLB history have hit 4 home runs in a game.  Today is the anniversary of #17 on the list below: May 30, 1894. Bobby Lowe for the Boston Beaneaters vs the Cincinnati Reds at the Congress St … Continue reading →

Even casual fans know the home run records and who Babe Ruth, Roger Maris, Hank Aaron, Mark McGwire, and Barry Bonds were/are.  Many would be able to cite the hits records of Pete Rose, Ty Cobb, and Ichiro Suzuki. Far … Continue reading →

1917:  A new strain of the flu begins spreading among French troops in WWI, and killing them. 1918:  US troops returning from Europe bring the virus with them.  The first cases in the US occur at Ft Riley, KS.  It … Continue reading →

Aug 2, 2010.  With two outs in the top of the 9th, Armando Galarraga of the Detroit Tigers is on the verge of a perfect game.  He induced the batter to ground the ball to 1B Miguel Cabrera, who tossed … Continue reading →

The Oakland A’s have notified their minor leaguers there will be no more $400/month stipend after this month.  That’s $80,000 a month the A’s owner does not want to spend.  The lack of generosity is astounding. Other teams have committed … Continue reading →

This past weekend, the MLB sent the MLBPA its proposal for the money split for the shortened 2020 season, should one happen.  They’d previously floated a 50-50 split balloon.  That balloon didn’t float at all, actually, since the union immediately … Continue reading →

On May 26, 1959, Harvey Haddix pitched 12 perfect innings.  He pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Milwaukee Braves, in Milwaukee, keeping a roster that included both Eddie Matthews and Henry Aaron hitless and off the base paths.  Unfortunately … Continue reading →

Pro baseball in Japan is now scheduled to open on June 19, with preseason games beginning June 2.  Like Taiwan and South Carolina, they will be playing without fans present. Meanwhile, the Rays, Dodgers, Angels and Astros have all opened … Continue reading →

Today is the day we Americans set aside each year to remember those who fought for our country and never came home.  This year we have much to pause and remember in addition to the brave servicemen who gave the … Continue reading →

Their record is 9. It wasn’t done by Hank Aaron.  …or Eddie Matthews.  …or Joe Torre.  …or Jeff Burroughs.  …or Dale Murphy.  …or Chipper Jones. it was done by Tony Cloninger, a pitcher.  It’s also the MLB record for most … Continue reading →