My Top Five Most Notorious Records in Baseball History
September 24, 2013 by Matt Nadel · 1 Comment
Hey baseball fans! There are some records in baseball history that everyone strives to break: Rickey Henderson‘s stolen bases and runs scored records, Nolan Ryan‘s strikeout record, or Cy Young‘s wins record. However, there are some records that no one would ever want to break. With that, I give you my top five most notorious records in baseball […]
A Bird in the Hall of Fame?
May 8, 2013 by Matt Nadel · 4 Comments
Hey baseball fans! Remember in my Gary Carter post where I said to stalk my blog like a hawk for new posts? Well, the reason I said that was because I was making a reference to another Expo Hall of Famer,Andre Dawson! Andre “The Hawk” (got his nickname because his uncle said that he attacked ground balls […]
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 […]
1990 Baseball Predictions: How Did They Turn Out?
June 18, 2010 by Mike Lynch · Leave a Comment
When I was a teenager February meant two things: the start of spring training and my annual trek to the supermarket to load up on baseball preview magazines. Back then, you could score a handful for about $15. These days, at $8-$9 a pop (or even $12.99; I’m talking to you Maple Street Press), I […]
Touring the Bases With…Roger LaFrancois
May 17, 2010 by Bob Lazzari · Leave a Comment
Boston Red Sox catcher Roger LaFrancois spent only eight games at the Major League level but made the most of it, batting .400 with a double, a run, and an RBI in 10 at-bats in 1982. Drafted by Boston in the eighth round of the 1977 amateur draft, LaFrancois spent most of his nine professional […]
