Sammy Sosa missed a game because he threw out his back sneezing.
While pitching for the Houston Astros, Nolan Ryan couldn’t pitch after being bitten by a coyote.
To look more menacing, Boston Red Sox pitcher Clarence Blethen took out his false teeth during a game and put them in his back pocket. Later, while he [...] [...more]
There was a time in the history of baseball when the home run was sacred and sometimes elusive. I was born in the 1980s and grew up in the 1990s. As far back as I can remember, a player who hit over 40 home runs was considered a very great hitter with potential to enter [...] [...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]