Devin Avedissian (aka Mighty Mouse) leaps catcher to slap home plate
Three years ago, Devin Avedissian of the Force BBC 11u team (Murrieta, California) wowed dozens of local Little League fans — and thousands more […]
History of baseball cards
The great history of baseball cards is rapidly approaching its Sesquicentennial anniversary and today, led by Starr Cards, its future has never been brighter. […]
Luke Appling headlines Chicago White Sox all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964, Luke Appling — nicknamed “Old Aches and Pains” — was a stellar infielder who spent […]
Starr Cards Infographic: Percentage of MLB players from USA, Dominican Republic and every other country
The oldest of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada, Major League Baseball has been getting steadily more international […]
Fail Friday Follies: It’s one, two, three errors committed, at the ol’ ball game for Yanks, Angels, Dodgers
Even the best defensive professional baseball teams are prone to making the occasional error, but when two are committed on the same play it […]
Pete Rose headlines Cincinnati Reds all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
As an integral part of the fearsome Big Red Machine, Pete Rose helped lead the Cincinnati Reds to back-to-back World Series in the mid […]
Starr Cards Infographic: Chasing Rickey Henderson’s MLB record for most runs scored
Most reasonably-seasoned baseball fans can recite the career MLB leaders in home runs (Barry Bonds), RBIs (Hank Aaron) and hits (Pete Rose), but far […]
Tom Seaver headlines New York Mets all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
During a 20-year career starting in 1967, Tom Seaver compiled 311 wins, 3,640 strikeouts, 61 shutouts and a 2.86 earned run average, while winning […]
Ivan Rodriguez headlines Texas Rangers all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
The Texas Rangers, which were founded in 1961 as the Washington Senators, are the only team to have a catcher as their all-time leader […]
Short-handed sports: Playing basketball, baseball, soccer and hockey minus a few players
Almost everyone is familiar with the maximum number of players that a team can have playing in each of the major sports: in basketball […]
Kings of Instagram: David Ortiz, Mike Trout, Bryce Harper tops in followers among MLB stars
One can only imagine how many Instagram followers early baseball stars like Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth would have accumulated had the social media […]
World Series of Wackiness: Dude Perfect hits baseball trick shots outta the park
When it comes to trick shots, Texas-based Dude Perfect has covered the gamut of exotic sports from Nerf archery to roller tennis, but now […]