Look Up In The Sky! A Bird? No, It’s Jerry Coleman!
Coleman piloted attack aircraft in two wars. He was good at it, too.
Set Collecting
Johnny Hopp’s Three Week Brooklyn Vacation
A trade that ran afoul of MLB rules effectively loaned Johnny Hopp to the Dodgers for less than a month.
Happy Belated Blasphemy Day!
What if I told you Edgar Martinez is the best thing that ever happened to the Mariners?
’93 Finest Farewell: Capping Off the Career of a Guy Who Literally Invented a Hitting Standard
George Brett coined the term “Mendoza Line” to define futility in hitting. His bat explored the other end of the offensive spectrum.
It’s Not Personal, Only Business
Leo Durocher’s mob connections were well known. Sometimes his pitchers would approach the game as if they were being sent out on a contract hit.
Rafael Palmeiro’s Most Memorable Baseball Card
A card nobody in 1993 would give a second thought to came back to haunt Raffy’s image a dozen years later.
Playing Beisbol Got Max Lanier Banned from MLB for Half a Decade
MLB banned nearly two dozen ballplayers for joining a rival league in the 1940s. Not since the expulsion of 8 players in the Black Sox scandal of 1919 had the sport kicked out so many players.