WAR for AL MVP: Tracking Mike Trout, Aaron Judge in battle for baseball’s top award
MLB’s MVPs are almost always among the league leaders in the wins above replacement (WAR) stat, which attempts to gauge a player’s overall contribution […]
“Bigfoot Bottle Blaster” headlines Dude Perfect’s Blitzball trick shot sequel
Few have ever caught glimpse of the shaggy-haired biped known as Bigfoot. Fewer still are those that have broken a bottle balanced atop the […]
Dodgers infield shift, Japanese multi-day game make for cricket-flavored baseball
In August 2014, a pair of baseball games unfolded that looked more like cricket than America’s (or Japan’s) pastime. First, the Los Angeles Dodgers […]
Luck vs Skill: Comparing the role of chance in hockey, football, baseball, soccer and basketball
There’s an old adage in sports that it’s better to be lucky than good, but how much of a role does chance play in […]
What’s My Line? Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Willie Mays and Yogi Berra as game show guests
What’s My Line? was an Emmy-winning game show which originally ran in the United States on the CBS television network from 1950 to 1967. […]
Check out Wrigley Field for the 1938 Cardinal-Cubs home opener
After starting the season with seven wins and an equal number of losses, the Chicago Cubs are hoping climb the standings during their three-game […]
Watch amazing sand-art tribute to Jackie Robinson (from Earth or beyond)
Today marks the 71st anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he took the field to play first base for […]
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 […]
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 […]
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle and the top ten most valuable baseball cards
In November of 2015, a 1952 Topps baseball card of Yankees slugger Mickey Mantle sold for $486,100, setting a record for the greatest amount […]
Pete Rose, Barry Bonds and 8 ways for a batter to reach first base safely
There are eight unique ways for a batter to safely reach first base in a baseball game. Far and away the most common method […]
Baseball in India: Rounding the bases from Manipur to Lucknow to New Delhi
Cricket is far and away the sport of choice in India, but its distant-cousin baseball has been slowly making inroads in the world’s second-most-populous […]