Archive for the 'History' Category

How a spending-averse owner wrecked a team for years.

A video breakdown of two prized prospects: Boston’s Clay Buchholz and the Yankees’ Ian Kennedy.

In this turbulent period, the two biggest-winning teams in modern history get there with very different levels of farm production, while a third franchise struggles mightily despite tremendous talent development.

A week of games between playoff contenders have cleared some of the waters as we enter the final month.

Come hang with Bubba, Duke and Boots. And Boomer, and Downtown. And—of course—Superjew!

It’s a forgotten story from one of the greatest pennant races ever. But in 1967, Jim Kaat had one of the greatest clutch stretches by any pitcher ever.

A look at race and hiring practices for managers in the last 20 years.

Eyewitness to baseball’s (temporary) demise

David looks at how players at different positions have hit throughout baseball history.

This is gonna take a while. A franchise that’s destined to break the record for consecutive losing seasons can’t be turned around in just a few measly paragraphs.