Wow…you learn sometime new about this game every day! Here’s something I was previously unaware of: Erased No-Hitters!…
Did Ted Williams Ever Pitch in a Major League Game? You Bet He Did!!
As strange to us as it seems, yes, the great Ted Williams once pitched in a major league game….
What Inspired the Famous Norman Rockwell Painting, “The Three Umpires”?
I’ve posted the iconic Norman Rockwell painting The Three Umpires before, but I never knew what rainy-day incident served as the inspiration for the painting. Was it based on something historic? Or did Rockwell just make it all up?…
MAJOR LEAGUE VETERANS – KOREAN WAR CHAPTER
Today Vince Janoski turns his “what if” spotlight on major league baseball and the Korean War. He highlights a few baseball stars, among the many who served their country during this conflict…
More Fun With Triple Plays…Especially Unassisted Triple Plays!
In reading the National Pastime This Day in Baseball History website, I discovered that yesterday was the twentieth anniversary of the twelfth unassisted triple play in major league history, pulled off by the Braves’ Rafael Furcal on August 10, 2003…
World War II and Major League Baseball
We welcome back Vince Jankoski will another of his specialties: “What ifs?” Today he tackles “what if” WW II hadn’t rudely intruded on the careers of many of baseball’s biggest stars…
Beautiful Color Restoration of the Addie Joss Benefit Game by Chris Whitehouse
Addie Joss was a much-beloved ace starting pitcher for the Cleveland Naps whose life was tragically cut short at the age of 31…
My Review of “Sugarball, A Novel of Negro League Baseball,” by R. Lee Procter
It’s not often that we baseball history buffs venture into the realm of historically-based novels. It’s also not often that we encounter one such book from this genre that happens to be right up our alley…