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Thirty years ago today, the Mariners made one of the best moves in franchise history. On Dec. 19, 1982, a Seattle scout signed a 19-year-old Puerto Rican named Edgar Martinez. Safe to say, the agent earned his keep with this one. Martinez played 18 years in the big leagues, all as a Mariner. He hit […]

If you’re a fan of the Brewers, you’re well aware of Dave Nelson. He’s a longtime Brewers broadcaster and former coach for the team who also serves as the head of Milwaukee’s alumni association. If you’re in your forties or older, you probably remember Dave Nelson as a ballplayer. A 1968 Topps All-Star rookie with […]

10,000 days ago, a Hall of Fame pitcher got traded back to the team whose cap he’d wear on his Cooperstown plaque. It wasn’t his first go-around with the club but a return engagement for him. On Aug. 1, 1985, the Cleveland Indians sent Bert Blyleven to the Twins in exchange for Jay Bell, Curt […]

For four years, Erubiel Durazo had been a prospect in the Arizona Diamondbacks system. They had picked him up from the Mexican League’s Monterrey team in late 1998 and installed him at first base in 1999 for the Double-A El Paso squad. Durazo tore the place up, batting .403 with 14 homers in just 64 […]

70 years ago, the greatest Canadian ballplayer of all-time was born: Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins. When Fergie Jenkins entered the world in Chatham, Ontario on Dec. 13, 1942, plenty of Canadians had made it to the majors: 113 men, to be exact. However, few of those 113 were memorable. More importantly, Canadians had become […]

Trevor Bauer has been traded to the Cleveland Indians as part of a three-team deal. Over the weekend, I was fortunate enough to have presented at Ron Wolforth’s Ultimate Coaches’ Bootcamp in Montgomery, Tex., with Bauer, who spoke at length on using the lower half in the pitching delivery (with Eric Binder). Bauer on the […]

Willie Mays and Bewitched provided me with two of the greatest entertainment sources of the 1960s. When you combine the two, the level of amusement is almost indescribable. Mays’ appearance on Bewitched was one of 67 times he appeared on television as himself, including appearances on late-night talk shows, documentaries and World Series films. In […]

Forty years ago today, the lords of baseball decided to make not one but two notable changes that have made a substantial impact upon the game. Rather impressive, wouldn’t you say? In both cases, they implemented an idea that had already been around, but in both cases the powers that be made it an official […]

Yesterday, we brought you the American League version of the Lost Graphs of the Hardball Times Annual. These are graphs that had been published in the THT Annual in the past (until this year and last year, come to think of it) and are featured at my Baseball Graphs site. They’re intended to tell the […]