Why it’s almost impossible for baseball pitchers to throw 110-mph fastballs

June 4th, 2018|

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More and more pitchers are throwing triple-digit fastballs, with the fastest of them topping out at 105 miles per hour, but is possible to […]

WAR for AL MVP: Tracking Mike Trout, Aaron Judge in battle for baseball’s top award

June 4th, 2018|

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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 […]

What’s My Line? Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Willie Mays and Yogi Berra as game show guests

May 6th, 2018|

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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

April 16th, 2018|

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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 […]

Fail Friday Follies: It’s one, two, three errors committed, at the ol’ ball game for Yanks, Angels, Dodgers

March 30th, 2018|

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Even the best defensive professional baseball teams are prone to making the occasional error, but when two are committed on the same play it […]

Starr Cards Infographic: Chasing Rickey Henderson’s MLB record for most runs scored

March 25th, 2018|

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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 […]

Babe Ruth headlines New York Yankees all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement

December 10th, 2017|

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Perhaps no franchise in the history of sport has been more consistently revered — and feared — than the New York Yankees, and no […]

Graveyard Greats: Hunting down tombstones of Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and other baseball legends

October 31st, 2017|

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Halloween, aside from being a confluence of candy and costumes, marks the passing of the baseball season. With the crispness of fall in the […]

WAR for AL MVP: 5-foot-6 Jose Altuve and 6-foot-7 Aaron Judge battle it out

October 13th, 2017|

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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 […]

All Rise: Yankees slugger Aaron Judge rules over MLB rookie home run record

October 3rd, 2017|

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On September 28, New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge tied, then broke Mark Gwire’s long-standing rookie home run record, with two blasts off his […]

What are the odds behind the Cleveland Indians historic winning streak?

September 14th, 2017|

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The Cleveland Indians remarkable winning streak, which has the team on the threshold of clinching its second straight AL Central crown, now stands at […]

All rise! Aaron Judge crushes 500-foot bombs en route to 2017 MLB Home Run Derby win

July 11th, 2017|

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In the span of half a baseball season, gap-toothed Yankees power-hitter Aaron Judge has gone from going unrecognized by fans in downtown New York […]