Rickey hangs 'em up.: Rickey could probably put up a .375 OPS in his sleep, but instead, Rickey's calling it a career.
posted by Dan121377 to baseball at 01:24 PM - 31 comments
Babe Ruth's lost home run: In 1918, Ruth hit what would be called a walk-off homer today. But back then, the rules called it a triple. And, except for a brief period in the late 1960s, it's been a triple ever since. Talk about an asterisk.
posted by Dan121377 to baseball at 12:19 PM - 41 comments
Five Life Lessons Learned at Wally Moon's Summer Camp:: You'd think that baseball camp would be like a Tom Emansky video, but the fact is, you can get real life lessons out of it, too. Great human interest piece.
posted by Dan121377 to baseball at 04:48 PM - 6 comments
I went to the fight, and an Arena Football game broke out.: It's not the Malice in Auburn Hills, but it's still pretty ridiculous.
posted by Dan121377 to football at 12:23 PM - 18 comments
MLB Cooperstown Collection: Koufax, Clemente, Mr. Cub . . . and Dr. K?: Someone in the marketing department has been doing too much cocaine.
posted by Dan121377 to baseball at 11:28 AM - 35 comments