I was saddened to hear that long-time Royals broadcaster Fred White had passed away. I was fortunate enough to hear White and his partner Denny Matthews quite a bit when I lived in Kansas and the...
I have a friend who believes basically every conspiracy theory that comes down the pike, even the ones that contradict the other ones. Turns out he has that in common with Steve Carlton:
"The...
Did you know the Southern League expired after the 1961 season because Organized Baseball demanded that all affiliated minor leagues be integrated? I didn't, until reading Larry Colton's...
This one has been around for three hours, which is like a month in Internet-time, but this site would feel incomplete if it didn't at least mention it. Behold, the Greatest Bat Flip Ever:
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When I write about scouts, I have to be careful. A few years ago, I had the temerity to suggest there might be great scouts, okay scouts, and below-average scouts, and that it would be interesting...
Why watch baseball when you can play it instead? Well, not actually play it, but play a simulation of it with cards. Earl Gillespie was the one-time voice of the Milwaukee Braves. I will cop to...
The opening paragraphs of Allen Barra's new book Mickey and Willie, available today:
If a scientific research team were to conduct an exhaustive study of the ideal places, times, and conditions...
The following is an editorial comment, and does not reflect the beliefs, opinions, and fears of Baseball Nation generally. Well, except for the more tasteful members of Baseball Nation, who...
He was having one of the worst seasons of anybody, and then he had one of the best games of anybody.
There used to be a Kissing Bandit. Suddenly, there wasn't. It was almost as if a person could get too old to run onto the field and chase ballplayers down. Plus, she would probably get tased these...
