On Feb. 29, 1968 Lean Blackburne died in Riverside, California. His legacy in baseball, however, lies in a river in New Jersey and continues to this day. Richard looks into just what that legacy entails.

On Feb. 20, 1963 the Chicago Cubs hired Bob Kennedy to be the head man on their team in 1963. This effectively put an end to a unique—and ill-conceived—plan.

On Feb. 10, 2008, Richard visited the supreme location for all things sport in the world. He comes back with a couple of photos, an explanation for his theory and what all of this has to do with baseball.

On Feb. 7, 1979, the Mets acquired Jesse Orosco in a trade. On Sept. 27, 2003, he faced his last major league batter. In between were nearly 9,000 days, 1,252 games and a noteworthy career.

On Jan. 13, 1962 a San Francisco attorney—representing himself—won a lawsuit against the Giants over his seating at the ballpark. That attorney and his lawsuit make for quite the story.

On Jan. 15, 1969 Delino DeShields was born. Under 25 years later, he was dealt to the Dodgers in exchange for Pedro Martinez, one of the worse trades of all-time. This week Richard looks at the careers of the “other men” in such lopsided moves.

On Jan. 9, 1918, Ferrell Anderson was born. A career .261 average in fewer than 100 games belies the incredible achievement of Anderson reaching the major leagues.

On Jan. 2, 1963, David Cone and Edgar Martinez were born. The pair were connected in Game Five of the 1995 ALDS, which was not only a great game, but helped shape baseball for the next decade.

On Dec. 21, 1859, Bill Traffley was born in New York City. He would later make exactly 100 errors in his major league career. New York resident Richard did not make quite that many this year, but still suffered a few misplays.

Inspired by the birth on December 12 of “Flea” Clifton (1909) and “Bugs” Reisigl (1887), Richard looks throughout baseball history and creates the “All-Pest” team.