Philadelphia’s Friendly Neighborhood Spider Man
I can’t venture into my garage after reading about what ended Dave Hollins’ career.
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Willard Marshall’s Record Can’t Be Broken
It’s hard to beat a perfect record, even if 124 others have tied it.
The Last Winning Pirate
There was a time when no active members of the Pittsburgh Pirates who had been part of a winning record with the club. Kevin Young was the last who could recall better times.
An Extra Man on the Roster and the First Victim of the Curse of the Billy Goat
Postseason rosters are locked well in advance of the World Series. The sport made an exception for a single at-bat in 1945, the same series in which the Curse of the Billy Goat made itself felt.
Fake Baseball: 30 Years of Homer at the Bat
30 Years after The Simpsons’ most memorable episode, I tried to determine which team envisioned by Mr. Burns would have played the best.
The Mantle Figure of the ’90s
For some time I struggled trying to identify Griffey’s place in the hobby. It turns out he was the Mickey Mantle of my generation in multiple ways.
The Poor Man’s Gil Hodges
Gil Hodges and Hank Bauer had almost identical careers. Also, Hank intimidated the crap out of me when I met him as a kid.