With a couple of exceptions, the Hall of Fame gets it right

Cooperstown won’t be the same once this left hander gets done with it this weekend. We look in-depth at a true baseball eccentric.

On June 14, 1982, the San Diego Padres signed Mitch Williams. Most people know the “Wild Thing” for the home run he allowed in the 1993 World Series. This week Richard looks back at Williams’ other defining characteristic, the one that earned him his nickname.

Examining how the timing of a stolen base attempt affects its value; or why Rickey Henderson’s 130 steals in 1982 weren’t that special.

Nicknames and managers are the two preferred topics of conversation in this week’s edition of “Cooperstown Confidential.”

On June 11, 1919 Sir Barton became the first horse to win the American Triple Crown. That’s a pretty good accomplishment for a horse—it hasn’t been done since 1978—but had of course already been managed in baseball by then. This week Richard looks back at the Triple Crown, the kind achieved with a bat and ball, rather than saddle and whip.

Short answer: seems like. Historical turnover rates and their potential implications.

The 1995 Cleveland Indians played 13 extra-inning games and won them all.

Discover the distant-decade dopplegangers.

Stories like these are one of the best things about baseball.