Archive for October 2016

Somehow, a second-year expansion team managed to produce a winning season.

Fifty-three years ago today, a woeful expansion team fielded a unique lineup.

An appreciation of actor Thornton’s sports roles… and those he could have played.

The three pitchers whose wins spanned four decades of their lives.

The story of a minor league team that had a major impact.

Bowie Kuhn and Charlie Finley helped define each other.

Vince DiMaggio had a respectable major league career, but was only the third best in his family.

A history of the almost-lost art of hitting home runs inside the park.

By these reckonings, it’s all about just showing up.

The Yogi Berra-Samuel Goldwyn confluence.