The Myth of the 300-game Winner
November 18, 2010 by Josh Robbins · 2 Comments
It has been often written that the 300-game winner will never exist again. This is a total fallacy. There have been only twenty-four such occurrences in Major League Baseball history. Did you know that there are more members in the 3000-hit club and the 500-home run club? The role of the starting pitcher has changed […]
Part Three: The Story Of The 1888-1889 New York Giants
September 18, 2010 by Brendan Macgranachan · Leave a Comment
The 1889 World Series would be a battle of the boroughs as the National League champion, New York Giants, would look to repeat as world champions against the American Association champion, the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. As soon as the pennants in both leagues were decided, representatives from both squads sat down and laid down the ground […]
Part One: The Story Of The 1888-1889 New York Giants
July 16, 2010 by Brendan Macgranachan · 1 Comment
March 8, 1888 was the day the New York Giants arrived in Jacksonville, Florida to begin preparation for the upcoming National League season. The team, entering its sixth year of play in professional baseball, was coming off an 1887 season which saw them finish 4th in the National League. There was, however, plenty of reason […]
