Hitters Fail the Quiz
April 13, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! Sorry I haven’t posted in about five days. Anyway, I have a one question “quiz” for you. Who has the best mustache in Royals relief history, other than Al Hrabosky? The answer is, of course, Dan Quisenberry! Quisenberry played for the Royals, Cardinals, and Giants from 1979-1990. As a reliever, he was feared throughout [...]
My Top Five Fall Classics In MLB History
February 3, 2013 by Matt Nadel · 3 Comments
Hey baseball fans! Today, I want to tell you about my favorite Fall Classics in baseball history!! My only rule is this: no World Series will be in this list that happened in the last ten years. So, let’s get it started with Number Five. Number Five: The 1954 World Series Matchup: Giants vs. Indians [...]
Spahn-Marichal Marathon: Best-Pitched Game?
July 2, 2011 by Dan Schlossberg · 3 Comments
Long before pitch counts, five-man rotations, and an array of relief pitchers became the backbone of baseball philosophy, two future Hall of Famers locked horns in a 16-inning marathon that both completed. According to author Jim Kaplan, who chronicled that July 2, 1963 match in a book called The Greatest Game Ever Pitched, it will [...]
10 Reasons You Should Already Be Especially Psyched for Opening Day
March 16, 2011 by Seamheads · Leave a Comment
The smell of freshly laid sod, ballpark hot dogs and seven-dollar beer is in the air (or on the ground). Baseball season is quickly approaching, and fans everywhere — well, perhaps except for Houston, Pittsburgh and Seattle — are champing at the bit to find out how the 2011 MLB season will unfold. Opening Day [...]
The All-Time Giants (a draft book chapter)
Who would be selected for a mythical All-Time Giants dream team roster? And how have others answered this fun question throughout the years?
Cliff Lee Builds Drama With Every Pitch
October 18, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
When Cliff Lee poured three fastballs past Brett Gardner to end the eighth inning, it marked 122 of the best post-season pitches since Roy Halladay threw his no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds. Lee did not have to finish this most recent of his numerous post-season gems. The Rangers busted the game open in the ninth [...]
Touring The Bases With…Brent Mayne
August 11, 2010 by Bob Lazzari · Leave a Comment
Catcher Brent Mayne was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the first round (#13 overall) of the 1989 amateur draft and made his major league debut only a year later, rapping an RBI single off Twins pitcher Scott Erickson in his first major league at-bat. Mayne spent 15 seasons in the big leagues with [...]
