Kid Bloggers Interviews Red Sox Legend Frank Malzone
January 13, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans!I have another fun interview for you today. This one is with Red Sox third base legend… Frank Malzone! I know that he’s not the most talked about person in baseball history, but he was really good in the 1950s and ’60s. Because he’s not that well known, let me tell you a little […]
The Glory Days: Six Pitchers with Hall of Fame Credentials
June 23, 2012 by Thad Mumau · 3 Comments
Okay, I’m just going to throw some numbers out there for you. They are pitching numbers, the heart of them etched in the 1960s and 70s. Before we start, keep in mind that three of the six pitchers statistically chronicled here are in the Hall of Fame. (a) 14 years, 209-166, 2.95, 49 shutouts, 3432 […]
Koufax or Ryan? Tough choice for Torborg
July 18, 2011 by Dan Schlossberg · Leave a Comment
Don’t ask Jeff Torborg to choose between Sandy Koufax and Nolan Ryan. The only man to catch no-hitters thrown by both can’t make up his mind. A former back-up catcher for the Dodgers and Angels, Torborg caught a perfect game thrown by Koufax in 1965 and no-hitters thrown by Bill Singer in 1970 and Ryan […]
Juan Marichal recibio leña en Caracas (Juan Marichal received firewood in Caracas)
June 18, 2011 by Gustavo Hidalgo Estrada · Leave a Comment
El 13 de junio se cumplen 48 años del no hit no run de Juan Marichal sobre el equipo de los Colt 45 de Houston. ese dia Juan demostró todo su potencial como futuro Hall de la fama. Ese dia Marichal subió al monticulo con una racha de 5 victorias en fila y termino el […]
Is Andy Pettitte a Hall of Famer?
January 19, 2011 by Aaron Somers · 5 Comments
As things currently stand, the New York Yankees will go into the 2011 season without Andy Pettitte as part of their starting rotation. We’ve known for some time now that this could be a real possibility as he had stated at the end of the 2010 season the same sentiment he’s made at the end […]
An Over-the-Shoulder Preview
October 24, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · 3 Comments
If it had been the Giants and the Yankees, the World Series would have had old world flavor and been a big television draw. Â The money lenders cannot win them all. Â Still, it will be an old fashioned World Series, one in which the very strong pitching of both teams will do much to decide […]
Back to the Future: The SPORT Magazine 1969 Major League All-Stars
July 26, 2010 by Mike Lynch · 5 Comments
While going through my old magazines (again) I saw an article from the July 1964 issue of SPORT titled “A Look Into the Future: The 1969 All-Star Team” written by John Devaney. Devaney polled more than 50 big league managers, coaches, veteran players, writers and sportscasters to find the players whom they believed would be […]
