Mantle and Robinson meet in the 1952 World Series. I think.

So according to Diamondmind and the computer simulation system put together by SG of the Replacement Level Yankee Weblog, what is the best team to lose the World Series?

Some players need more seasoning than others.

Following up on the Man in the Moon post from this morning, Lar at Wezen-Ball has a great post up about how baseball reacted to the “moon landing.” And as a bonus: this is just weird. Oh, and this has nothing to do with baseball, but it’s pretty cool anyway. One wonders what could have […]

A series of funny anecdotes about how the anniversary of the moon landing intersected with baseball. I’m a little dubious of the Gaylord Perry story — the home run was legit, but I’m guessing Alvin Dark’s comments wouldn’t stand up to scrutiny. This one was pretty good though: It was 10:56 p.m. when Armstrong walked […]

With help from SG of the Replacement Level Yankee Weblog and his 1,000 season simulator, Chris looks at the best team to lose the World Series.

On July 14, 2009 the Major League All-Star game was held. To honor the event, even if he could take it or leave it, Richard looks back at some All-Star history of the past.

You could win a lot of games with these guys.

On July 9, 1955 Willie Wilson was born. The longtime Kansas City Royal won a World Series, a Gold Glove and two All-Star spots. But is that enough to get him on the All-Wilson Team?

A seven-year-old fan becomes an adult admirer