Spahn-Marichal Marathon: Best-Pitched Game?
July 2, 2011 by Dan Schlossberg · 3 Comments
Long before pitch counts, five-man rotations, and an array of relief pitchers became the backbone of baseball philosophy, two future Hall of Famers locked horns in a 16-inning marathon that both completed. According to author Jim Kaplan, who chronicled that July 2, 1963 match in a book called The Greatest Game Ever Pitched, it will […]
My Minor Thoughts on the 2010 Season
September 6, 2010 by Matt Aber · 2 Comments
Labor Day is usually seen as the last marker before the final push for a spot in the MLB post-season. Interest for fans hoping for a miracle or those just praying to hang on to that final spot gets turned up a notch.  For a small niche of baseball fans though, Labor Day also marks […]