Archive for the 'History' Category

From 42-112 to a World Series championship

How much baseball has a college freshman seen?

A review of Mitchell Nathanson’s work, which looks beyond baseball’s romantic narrative.

A look at the best games to open the season in baseball history.

The most memorable games played before the emptiest stands.

The yearlong series on 1972 Topps continues with a look at a baseball original.

Using z-scores to adjust for differences in talent spread.

Reggie didn’t go directly from the A’s to the Yankees.