Category: MLB History
TIL: One Catcher to Rule Them All
In a very round about way (starting with the tragic news of the passing of Tony Phillips), I...
Read MoreEddie Murray and the 4th of July
It was 1979 … my uncle was taking me to my first Twins game. It was also the first time I truly found a favorite player. The bad thing for my uncle is that his name was Eddie Murray. Murray went 3-5 with three homers and drove...
Read MoreLongo the Leader
When I first saw Evan Longoria play it was a defensive move at third base that reminded me a little of Carney Lansford, the old A’s and Red Sox 3rd baseman, and a little of Scott Rolen. He’s not quite that good defensively in my...
Read MoreRevitalized Morneau great on and off the diamond
I get asked if I ever get tired of savaging the things and players I don’t like in baseball the other day. The answer is no. It’s the perfect game, and I think we should all strive for perfection while never being satisfied with...
Read MoreBaseball owners fearing another Cuban crisis?
America has always been a strange dichotomy of mixed messages. Our fascination, love, fear and disdain of sorts with Cubans has long permeated the American way of life. The Cuban mystique was started by Hollywood, mobsters,...
Read MoreIf You Build It, He Will Come
Ray, people will come Ray. They’ll come to Iowa for reasons they can’t even fathom. They’ll turn up your driveway not knowing for sure why they’re doing it. They’ll arrive at your door as innocent...
Read MoreMarlins Sink to New Low with Perfect Game Ticket Scheme
The Florida Marlins got beat by Roy Halladay and the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night. Not just beat, either–Halladay threw the 20th perfect game in Major League Baseball history, and the second already this season....
Read MoreMunson legacy lives 30 years later
On August 6, 1979, Bobby Murcer hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning and then singled home Bucky Dent and Willie Randolph in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the New York Yankees a come-from-behind win over the...
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