Bobby Mitchell is a Hall of Fame football player that has a heart as big as the football fields we once played on. He grew up in Hot Springs, Arkansas where in high school he played every sport. Bobby Mitchell loved football and baseball and was offered a contract to play for the St. Louis [...] [...more]
In past articles for TheWannaBeSportsGuy, I’ve discussed several players whose hilarious exploits have entertained countless baseball fans. Form the fowl plays of Ping Bodie to Doc Ellis’s trippy no-hitter, baseball has known more characters than perhaps any other major sport. But none of the athletes I’ve researched have made me laugh out loud as [...] [...more]
It was a magical season in 1998. “The Race” – we all have our memories of it. It was the year that saved baseball, and it ranks as one of the greatest of all time. In hindsight, however, it was a turning point. The dark secret of baseball was reaching critical mass, like a balloon [...] [...more]
With Mark McGwire’s recent admission of cheating whilst in an MLB uniform, I’ve been thinking about some of the other famous cheaters in the history of the game. Many of them, despite their shady reputations, have landed in the Hall of Fame. Is it really fair to keep steroid users out when other admitted rule-breakers [...] [...more]
In this segment of my review of the 2010 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot, we’ll check out the careers of a pair of small-market hurlers. Kevin Appier, perhaps best known for his time in Kansas City, and Bert Blyleven, remembered fondly for his career in the Twin Cities. Both of these men were solid starters. [...] [...more]
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