Archive for the 'History' Category

You know, The Massive Scarlet Mechanical Apparatus would be great name for a 1960s psychedelic rock band. And if they were anything like this ball club, they’d be much more than a one-hit wonder.

The look back at the 1980 Topps set continues with an examination of the original “Boomer.”

On May 26, 1973, Louis “Chicken” Hawks died in California. Hawks had a limited career, so he did not make the cut for Richard’s All-Bird Team. Read on to find out who did.

In honor of this week’s renewal of their rivalry, Chris presents the 10 greatest games with these games – all 15 of them. (And you probably thought a person had to be good at math to write for THT.)

This past week, both Mariano Rivera and Jonathan Papelbon suffered blown saves. This got Richard to think about some of the playoff blown save superlatives in baseball history.

The might-have-been prequel to that ’70s classic, The Big Red Machine.

“The Corner” usually highlights one card at a time, but a new exhibit has 25 cards taking the spotlight this time

A look back at the career of Robin Roberts.

Our ongoing tour of baseball continues its way around the infield. This week, the most demanding position takes the spotlight.

On May 8, 1893, Edd Roush was born. Before his major league career ended in 1931 he would win two batting titles, top forty doubles and thirty steals, and win a World Series. Richard looks back at his career.