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Remembering the First Major Leaguer to Die in War
Eddie Grant was the first MLB player to die in World War I. (via Charles M. Conlon) Achilles wanted to go home. He was pissed off at Agamemnon because he felt the Greek king had slighted him, so the...
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The Pyramid Rating System’s All-Time Philadelphia Phillies
As if anyone but Chase Utley would earn the spot as the second baseman on this team. (via Steve Jacot) Paul Moehringer’s Pyramid Rating System & All-Time Teams Aug. 27, 2015: The Pyramid Rating...
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Baby Got (Games) Back
The 1978 Yankees made a special run to get back into their pennant race. (via John LaRue) Each baseball season is unique, each with its own DNA composed of league leaders, memorable games, magic...
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Imagine! Baseball Without Twitter
Do you even remember watching baseball when there was no Twitter?(via Chris Gold, Peter Bond & Michelle Jay) A lone ceiling fan whooshed warm air over my head. I was in an empty New London, Conn.,...
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The Turk, the Bear, the Bird: Outlaw Night Riders
Turk Ferrell struck out Ted Williams in the 1958 All-Star Game. (via Public Domain) Thomas James Ferrick arrived on the major league scene in 1941 with a so-so (8-10, 3.77, 119.1 innings pitched)...
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A (Future) Red October
Left-hander Anton Kuznetsov posted a 0.36 ERA and 2.24 FIP in his first season state-side. (via Angelina Miro) It’s 2017. The Phillies finish the regular season with the best record in the league. An...
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A Dream Deferred and Rerouted
Scott Mathieson in 2012, his first season with the Yomiuri Giants. (via Ship1231) On July 5, 2012, Scott Mathieson became the fourth player in Nippon Professional Baseball history to throw a pitch...
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2018 Ground Rule Doppelgängers, NL Edition
The Phillies are on a similar path to the one the Astros followed, so it’s no surprise they are doppelgängers. (via Ian D’Andrea) For three years now, I have collected several data points, going back...
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Crushing It: How One Slugger Made Two Kinds of History in Six Days
Pat Seerey made history in Shibe Park in July of 1948, joining the four-home run club. (via Nathan Hughes Hamilton) It was the start of the 1930 baseball season in Philadelphia, a time of gleeful...
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Question: What Do We Call the Team This Day? (National League)
Almost any team name would be better than what Atlanta has now. (via David Berkowitz) What if you had one day, and one day only, to name a big league team? And for that one day, and that day only,...
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