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Harrisburg's great minor league baseball tradition has taken a downturn lately, but new ownership and new management are looking to return the franchise to prominence. more...
This slick-fielding first baseman was also, unfortunately, an inveterate gambler and a well-known cheat. more...
Fantasy Baseball Sleepers for 2008
These players will fly under the radar in most leagues. Picking one of them up could help push your team over the top. more...
This dynasty, which began with DiMaggio's debut and ended with Gehrig's retirement, was the best team in the world during the darkest days of the Great Depression. more...
There have been a lot of brutally bad baseball teams in major league history, but none were more pathetic than the 1899 Spiders. more...
2008 Detroit Tigers MLB Preview
The 2006 American League champs dropped to second place last year. But after a boatload of winter acquisitions, they look like they can win it all in 2008. more...
2008 Arizona Diamondbacks Preview
The young Arizona Diamondbacks surprised a lot of people by winning the National League West in 2007. Can they do it again? Can they go further? more...
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By: Harold Friend
In early October,1951,Mr. Yawkey contacted the White Sox, Indians, Tigers, and reportedly the Yankees to find out what they would offer for Williams. more...
By: Harold Friend
Sisler is one of many outstanding players whose career is slowly but surely fading away as the years pass. It is a shame. more...
Runs Scored and K's are Correlated
By: Harold Friend
A strong correlation exists between N.L. strikeouts and run production from 1950-2008.
Does this mean that the more a team strikes out the more runs it scores?
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By: Harold Friend
Allie Reynolds started the first game with the chance to clinch a tie for the pennant. The Yankees had an 8-0 lead in the ninth, but things were far from comfortable. more...
A Stadium for the Yanks & Giants
By: Harold Friend
Stoneham suggested that city-owned park should be constructed in the East Bronx, near the Whitestone Bridge, to house his Giants as well as the New York Yankees. more...
By: Harold Friend
The New York Times reported that the decision did NOT foreshadow a shift to another city, but did acknowledge that the team could move at some future date. more...
Willie Has Forgotten Last Season
By: Harold Friend
After managing the team that produced one of the most epic, devastating collapses in baseball history, Willie told reporters "In our mind, we moved on." more...
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