I just finished reading a great book by Lee Lowenfish, “Baseball’s Endangered Species: Inside the Craft of Scouting By Those Who Lived It.” A detailed review of the book will follow in short order. I have to comment about one extremely interesting item I uncovered in the book…
The Call From Hell!
Last week, Bill Schaefer described for us what was “Maybe the Best Play Ever.” Today he follows up with the other end of the spectrum: “The Call From Hell.” It’s hard to argue with Bill’s assessment in either case!…
What a Week! Including Baseball’s 24th Perfect Game!
My baseball history alarm bells went off so many times this week that I thought I was in a four-alarm fire! The week including Domingo Germain’s Perfect Game…
NOBODY’S PERFECT: The Story Behind Baseball’s First Perfect Game
These last few baseball seasons have been puzzling to long time baseball fans who have been barraged by analytical terms such as launch angles, exit velocities…
Harvey Haddix Near-Perfect Game: One for the Record Books!
“Not a day goes by that somebody doesn’t ask me about that game….
Babe Ruth’s “Improbable” Combined No-hitter!
There are 11 combined on-hitters in major league history, and I’m willing to bet you this weird one, involving George Herman “Babe” Ruth in 1917, is unique. Read on to see the details…
“The Greatest Game Ever Pitched”: Don Larsen’s Perfect Game
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Let’s Focus on Baseball’s Rare Perfect Games!
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Guest Post by Kevin Trusty: A Perfect Game, Perfected? The Addie Joss-“Big Ed” Walsh Pitching Duel!
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Harvey Haddix’s Near-Perfect Game!
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