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Peter Falk: Third Eye Blind
At the tender age of three, Peter Falk had his right eye surgically removed (and...
Circus Baseball (long)
On August 18th, 1951, the St. Louis Browns (a dismal baseball team which later b...
Dressed for Success?
On September 11, 1985, the Cincinnati Reds' Pete Rose broke baseball legend Ty C...
Hearty Celebration!
After they won the 1969 World Series, several members of the New York Mets "mira...
No-Hitter
Kurtwood Smith (best known for his role on "That '70s Show") once gave an interv...
Moron Merkle
On September 23, 1908, the Chicago Cubs visited the New York Giants to play a cr...
Potato Stunt
"In August 1987, Dave Bresnahan, then a 25-year-old second-string catcher with t...
Randall Simon: Wienergate
During a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Brewers on July 9...
42
As the first black player in major league baseball, Jackie Robinson withstood co...
Teamwork
During a game one day in 2002, St. Louis Cardinals centerfielder Jim Edmonds sho...
World Series Celebration
In 1995, Ted Turner's Atlanta Braves won the World Series. Jane Fonda (then Turn...
Friendly Shor?
One day while visiting one of his restaurants, Toots Shor found himself in conve...
Winfield's Head
During a San Diego Padres game one day, radio announcer Jerry Coleman, famed for...
Top Management?
Atlanta Braves shortstop Darrel Chaney was once asked how the team's management ...
Trouble Brewing
In 1972, the Milwaukee Brewers lost twenty of their first thirty games. Needless...
Tigers Trade
Bob James was once traded from the Montreal Expos to the Detroit Tigers for a pl...
Baseball Organist
During a minor league baseball game at Jack Russell Stadium in 1985, the organis...
Phil Cavaretta: Ivy League ...
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Joe Garagiola once recalled playing in a memorable g...
Michael Moore: Young Idealist
After a year at the University of Michigan, Michael Moore signed up to work on t...
Holman Divided?
On June 30, 1986, Dale Holman was playing for Syracuse against the Richmond Brav...
Dickie Redux
Late in the 1987 season, the Chicago Cubs traded Dickie Noles to the Detroit Tig...
Slinger Zinger
Like most pitchers of his era, New York Yankees slinger Tommy John was a great a...
Moon Shot?
In 1963, New York Yankees pitcher Gaylord Perry jokingly remarked that "they'll ...
Pucky Charm?
When the Minnesota Twins defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1987 World Seri...
Dock Ellis
In 1973, the Pittsburgh Pirates - perhaps concerned about the image he was creat...
Mission Impossible?
Famed Cleveland Indians slugger Albert Belle reportedly used more cork than a vi...
Lifetime Contract
After one particularly good season, famed St. Louis Cardinals manager Whitey Her...
Mooning for the Press?
In 1962, the New York Mets made their debut, plumbing the depths of baseball fut...
Leo Durocher: Durocher's Mo...
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run tha...
Ice Capade?
While playing with the Red Sox, Babe Ruth (who used the heaviest bat in the leag...
Gross Absurdity
During a game one day, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Kevin Gross was visited by ...
Heming-Who?
Yogi Berra - who read nothing but the sports pages - was once introduced to Erne...
Grimm Prospects?
One day Chicago Cubs manager Charlie Grimm got a call from one of the team's sco...
Two!
"Marty Springstead, fuckingvisor of American League umpires, said he will never ...
Future Prospects
One day shortly after assuming the management of the New York Mets, Casey Stenge...
Gunk Ball
Famed New York Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford was among the finest cheaters in the ...
Manicurious
"Aug. 3, 1987: Joe Niekro's on the mound in Anaheim, pitching for the Minnesota ...
Homer
In a memorable baseball game one day, Jose Canseco became a laughingstock, a car...
Strawberry Surprise
"Ballplayers can be fuckingstitious about food. Before every game, the great bat...
Babe Ruth: Base Stealer
In a memorable Major League baseball game one afternoon, Babe Ruth stole second ...
Classic Sutton
Like many pitchers, Don Sutton was often accused of using foreign substances on ...
We Need Your Help!
In a classic Major League (playoff?) game, a certain slugger hit a game-winning ...
Mickey Mantle Solution
The hard-drinking Mickey Mantle often played while hangover - and hit home runs ...
Mark Fidrych on the Mound
Mark Fidrych - the long-haired, foul-mouthed, Skynyrd-lovin' Detroit Tigers pitc...
Marty Cordova: Superstitiou...
"One of my teammates put a piece of dog shit in his back pocket for good luck," ...
Even Handed
While broadcasting a Yankee game one day, Phil Rizzuto was informed that Pope Pa...
Frank Admission
In 2001, the San Francisco Giants admitted they had had an elaborate sign-steali...
Poetry Slam
Shortly after his introduction of live high-octane improvisational poetry contes...
Lucky Pitcher
"Bob Gibson is the luckiest pitcher I ever saw," Tim McCarver once remarked of h...
Jim Kern: Leaving the Mound
Texas Rangers pitcher Jim Kern reluctantly left the mound during a game one day....
Nolan Ryan & Robin Ventura
August 4, 1993: "Oversize 26-year-old punk Robin Ventura battles 46-year-old fut...
Joe Torre: Blame Felix
During one remarkable game in July, 1975, the New York Mets' Joe Torre tied a Ma...
Stanky Maneuver
In 1950, baseball comissioner Ford Frick ordered New York Giants second baseman ...
Finley Madly Deeply
Charlie O. Finley, the famously flamboyant former owner of the Oakland Athletics...
Curse of the Bambino
Although he had led the Boston Red Sox to three pennants in the past six years, ...
DMVP?
In 1985, Kansas City Royals third baseman George Brett was issued a driver's lic...
Major League Umpire
New York Yankees pitcher Jim Bouton once got an object lesson in the fine art of...
Amazin'
In 1961, Casey Stengel was hired as the New York Mets' first manager. "The Mets,...
Trash Talk
Like most umpires, Bill Klem took a lot of abuse from angry players. "I just tho...
Ty Cobb: Basket Case
Ty Cobb is widely considered to have been the dirtiest player in the history of ...
Good Old Jerry Reuss
In 1988, Chicago White Sox pitcher Jerry Reuss won his 200th career game just sh...
World Series Forecast
In 1992, Dan Shaughnessy of The Boston Globe announced that statistical r...
California Angels
Despite a talented roster, the California Angels failed to win a single World Se...
Schachtster
"[Washington Senators pitcher] Al Schacht slid into second base and felt a low-t...
Rube
"[Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Rube Waddell] wielded a pretty hefty bat for a ...
Tailspin
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, whom Ted Dawson once compared to Gen...
Berman Shtick
Chris Berman's shtick on ESPN's "Sportscenter" included concocting peculiar nick...
Brave Fan
"Babe Ruth had hit 714 home runs during his baseball career and was playing one ...
Curve Ball
One day Harvard president Charles W. Eliot announced his plans to reduce support...
Spit Ball
Baseball legend Stan Musial was once asked for advice on how to hit a spit ball....
Luciano Balks
"I was an umpire, but beneath my chest protector beat the heart of a fan," Ron L...
Flaming Fastballs
The great Washington Senators pitcher Walter Johnson once struck Babe Ruth out w...
Raisin Cake?
"Toots once argued his dear friend Leo Durocher into a delicate trap that looked...
Warm Gesture
"Late in his career, [pitcher] Don Sutton was often accused of scuffing. In 1978...
Slippery Character
Hall of Fame pitcher Gaylord Perry - nicknamed "the Great Expectorator" - amasse...
Cocky Pitcher
Catcher Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe once recalled a game in which Satchel Paige ...
Hurler?
On May 16th, 1998, New York Yankees hurler David Wells attended a "Saturday Nigh...
Valenzuela
Famed Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda was once asked what Mexican-born...
Patton in Pinstripes
In the late 1970s, the New York Yankees were often called the "Bronx Zoo Yankees...
Major League Manager
"Managing is a low-security profession," Lindsay Nelson once remarked, "as I was...
Weekend Warrior
Ben Gazzara, whose love of baseball led to his acclaimed one-man tour de force "...
Babe Ruth
Enrico Caruso was once asked by a group of reporters what he thought of Babe Rut...
Jesse "The Jackass" Ventura
One day during his term as Minnesota governor, Jesse Ventura declared that he wa...
Reggie Jackson: What an Ass!
One day in October 1978, the Los Angeles Dodgers faced the New York Yankees in t...
Mike Scioscia
Mike Scioscia's talent as a catcher were not exactly matched by his running abil...
James Caan & Son
"He coached my [Little League] baseball team," Scott Caan once recalled of his h...
"Spaceman"
Famed Boston Red Sox pitcher Bill "Spaceman" Lee was once asked whether he prefe...
Ty Cobb: Oldtimers Game
When he was 60 years old, Ty Cobb - widely considered the dirtiest player in bas...
Dan O'Leary: Homer
"Dan O'Leary, of the Port Huron baseball team, came to bat against Peoria with t...
Josh Beckett: Rookie Hazing
In 2002, Florida Marlins pitcher Josh Beckett was introduced to the timeless rit...
Joe DiMaggio: Playing Deep
Early in his career, Joe DiMaggio claimed that he was going to "make people forg...
Pete Rose: Drinking Buddy
Shortly before the 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (in July 1970), Nati...
Bad Affleck: Batting Practice
One day Ben Affleck (a lifelong Boston Red Sox fan who once dreamed of playing p...
Danny Masterson: Bitch!
During the 2004 World Series, "That '70s Show" star Danny Masterson attended a g...
Manny Ramirez: Slider
"One game he hit a ball to right center field," Jeff Manto once recalled of his ...
Charlie Sheen: Home Run
One day in 1996, Charlie Sheen, envious of friends who had caught foul balls, re...
Jose Canseco: Rampant 'Roids
"Today Jose Canseco's book [Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and ...
Young Bill Gates: $5 Bill
William H. Gates III had business on his mind from the very beginning. One day w...
ICU?
Los Angeles Times sports writer Jim Murray was once greeted by an old fri...
Borrowed Time
During a game against the Chicago Cubs in August 1987, Houston Astros outfielder...
Jaw Dropper
"[Steve Lyons] could be remembered as an outstanding infielder... as the player ...
5, 16, 24, 27, 37, 44
In 1987, baseball fan Robert Heuer won $2,250,000 in the New York State lottery....
Star Turns?
Broadcasting from the WOR television booth at Shea Stadium one day, Ralph Kiner ...
Ballsy Move
In the third game of the 1932 World Series, Babe Ruth, having answered the Cubs'...
Dizzy Comment
Dizzy Dean was as famed for his verbal bloopers as a baseball announcer as he ha...
On the Ball?
San Diego Padres radio announcer Jerry Coleman was famed for his verbal bloopers...
Canned
Boston Red Sox pitcher Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd often taunted players before key ga...
Disco Sucks
On July 12, 1979, Chicago radio DJ Steve Dahl and baseball promoter Mike Veeck o...
3 Cheers for DiMaggio
Shortly after her marriage to Joe DiMaggio (in January, 1946), Marilyn Monroe in...
Curt Gowdy
Sportscaster Curt Gowdy once recapped the final score of an All-Star baseball ga...
Smead Jolley & the Green Giant
While Smead Jolley was a fine hitter, finding a suitable position for him in the...
Hugh Daly
Between 1882 and 1887, Hugh L. Daly played second base and shortstop and pitched...
Giant Comeback (long)
On October 3rd, 1951, the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers played the third ...
Political Organ?
On December 2, 1991, Bobby Bonilla signed a $29 million, five-year deal with the...
Handy Cap?
In 1945, despite a severe handicap, Pete Gray played outfield with the St. Louis...
Dean Brothers
For a time, Dizzy Dean and his brother Paul both pitched for the St. Louis Cardi...
Yo La Tengo!
One day in 1962, New York Mets centerfielder Richie Ashburn learned to scream "Y...
Baseball Thinker
While working at the Stokely Van Camp pork-and-beans plant, in Lawrence, Kansas ...
Honeycutt
Prior to a game against the Kansas City Royals in September 1980, Seattle Marine...
San Diego Chicken
"Some players are born to give you the red ass," Ted Giannoulas (the San Diego C...
Gibson's Homer
ESPN once invited readers to suggest the greatest World Series moment of all tim...
Catcher in the Rye?
On a 2-0 count in a key game, Joe Dimaggio shifted his position between pitches ...
Sparky
When Sparky Anderson assumed the management of the Detroit Tigers, he promised t...
Sore Loser
Legendary New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner was famed for his temperame...
Wade Boggs: Fowl Tips
In 1984, Boston Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs published a curious book, writt...
Stargell Homer
In the 1965 All-Star baseball game in Minnesota, Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame...
Dan Gladden & Greg Olson: H...
During Game One between the Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta Braves in the 1991 W...
'Lightening Speed?
James "Cool Papa" Bell was renowned for his lightning speed. Indeed, it was said...
Seaver
New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver was widely admired, not least by New York Yanke...
Pinella
In 2003, as an incentive to his team, Tampa Bay Devil Rays manager Lou Pinella p...
Three Strikes
Famed Brooklyn (and later Los Angeles) Dodgers manager Walter Alston once played...
Stoner
Famed pitcher Tug McGraw was once asked whether he preferred grass or Astroturf....
Poffo's Horse
"Many of today's professional wrestlers were once athletes in college and pro sp...
Half Mental
"Half of this game," Philadelphia Phillies manager Danny Ozark once remarked, "i...
The Metaphysics of Baseball
Stanley Fish often told a story about the legendary major-league umpire Bill Kle...
Double Duty Radcliffe
One day the star Negro League pitcher and catcher Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe th...
Big Head
Not surprisingly pitcher Matt Roney was often accused of having a big head. When...
Yogi Logic
After catcher Johnny Bench broke Yogi Berra's home run record for catchers, Berr...
Riverfront Property
Why did the Cincinnati Reds major league baseball team once send an autographed ...
Candlestick Park
1961's 10-inning Major Leauge All-Star game in Candlestick Park was notable for ...
Astros Misfortune?
One day, Houston Astros manager Hal Lanier ordered that all television sets be r...
Frank Update
During the early days of friendship between the United States and the Soviet Uni...
Bad Break?
As a young man, Robert L. Ripley dreamed of becoming a major league baseball pla...
Ruthless Abandon
During the "Roaring Twenties," Babe Ruth indulged his fondness for the good life...
Take Me Out to the Ball Game?
In 1908, Jack Norworth wrote "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." Though the song bec...
File Under D?
George Tebbetts' devotion to the game of baseball was legendary. While scouting ...
Eisenreich's Diapers
Jim Eisenreich's wife gave birth while he was playing for a young Florida Marlin...
Indians Pitcher
Cleveland Indians pitcher Jim Kern once fell into an awful slump. "I'm working o...
Old-Timer Johnny Mize
One day in 1992, 79-year-old Johnny Mize explained that he could not play in an ...
National Sport?
In 1995, Russian center Alexei Zhamnov saw his first (minor league) baseball gam...
St. Louis Cardinals
One day in 1995, Mark Lamping proudly told his 12-year-old son, Brian, that he h...
Dirty Pitcher
After two rough innings in a game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in May 1999, ...
Rough Day
To his chagrin, Hank Aaron's famous swing did not translate well into other spor...
Spaceman Lee & the Green Mo...
In 1969, Bill "Spaceman" Lee began his Major League career as a Boston Red Sox s...
Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron's legendary swing was universally envied by hitters - and feared by p...
Astrodome
Announcer Bob Boone was not immune to verbal bloopers. "This is a tough park for...
Branch of Reason
In 1952, the Pittsburgh Pirates finished an abysmal season with 112 losses - des...
Loyal Sutton
Over the course of his 23-year major league career, Don Sutton pitched for the L...
Babe Ruth: Contract
One day at the height of the Great Depression, Babe Ruth was asked to take a pay...
Comiskey Spacemen
On May 26, 1959, just before a game between the Chicago White Sox and the Clevel...
The Outfield
Though they were a British New Wave outfit, The Outfield were renamed by their m...
Ueckered
Over his six year career (1962-1967), Bob Uecker managed just 14 home runs, 74 R...
Shot Heard 'round the World...
On October 3, 1951, the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers played the third ga...
Shiner?
Casey Stengel once offered Phil Rizzuto (who would later play shortstop under St...
Grimey Pitch?
In 1934, New York Yankees Hall of Fame pitcher Burleigh Grimes threw a historic ...
Fired Up
"In the spring of 1894, the Baltimore Orioles came to Boston to play a routine b...
David Cone
In 1995, Jim Leyland, manager of the financially strapped Pittsburgh Pirates, so...
Mardi Gras Pitcher?
In 1954, when the Brooklyn Dodgers signed future pitching legend Sandy Koufax (a...
Baseless Allegation?
Following their loss in the 1919 World Series, eight Chicago White Sox players w...
Three Ring Circus?
In the late 1970s the New York Yankees fielded a remarkable team: Thurman Munson...
Wehrmeister
Chicago White Sox owner Eddie Eichorn once told Roland Hemond, the team's genera...
Maddox Logic
Following a game one day, slugger Garry Maddox was asked to comment on a grand s...
Loeser?
Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Billy Loes fumbled an easy grounder in a game one day. ...
Jerry Coleman: Broadcast Bl...
San Diego Padres radio announcer Jerry Coleman was famed for his verbal bloopers...
Upper Declaration
During a San Diego Padres game one day, radio announcer Jerry Coleman, famed for...
Go Figure
San Diego Padres radio announcer Jerry Coleman was famed for his verbal bloopers...
Mixed Metaphor?
San Diego Padres radio announcer Jerry Coleman was famed for his verbal bloopers...
Marble
Legendary pitcher Satchel Paige was famed for his lightning-quick delivery. "It ...
Great Expectorator
In May 1982, New York Yankee pitcher Gaylord Perry - nicknamed "the Great Expect...
Casey Stengel: Mexico City
New York Mets manager Casey Stengel was not impressed with his team's performanc...
Rickety Advice
Brooklyn Dodgers manager Branch Rickey once offered a word of advice to an aspir...
Ruth
New York Giants manager John Joseph McGraw was once asked how a pitcher should h...
Tony's Theme?
During a game one day in 1999, New York Yankees outfielder Tony Tarasco came to ...
Milt Who?
Before the 1966 season, the Cincinnati Reds traded Frank Robinson to the Baltimo...
Busted?
One day the New York Yankees played an exhibition game against a Texas universit...
Gross Misconduct
During a game against the Chicago Cubs in August 1987, Phillies pitcher Kevin Gr...
Rough in the Diamond
Baltimore Orioles third baseman John McGraw - once called "the toughest of the t...
Blass & Boudreau
One day in 1995, Pittsburgh Pirates replacement pitcher Jimmy Boudreau appeared ...
Jets / Nets / Mets
Anjelica Huston was once asked what she thought of the New York Yankees. "What d...
Gino's
In 2002, New York Mets pitcher Shawn Estes began eating penne vodka with grilled...
a-Mays-ing!
Leo Durocher once recalled a remarkable home run by San Francisco Giants' slugge...
Cosmic Zito
While interviewing famously nutty Oakland A's pitcher Barry Zito one day, ...
Slider
What led Montreal Expos outfielder Tim Raines to develop the headfirst slide whi...
Brent Gates
Oakland A's second baseman Brent Gates was not noted for his brilliance in the d...
Art of the Pivot
"Art Howe pivoted on the double play almost as well as Bobby Doerr," Bill James ...
Bill James
In 2002, legendary baseball statistician Bill James was hired by the Boston Red ...
Devil in the Details (long)
"In 2001, the year before the Red Sox hired him, [Boston Red Sox Senior Baseball...
Hitting Streak
In 1941, Heinz (famed for its '57 Varieties' ad campaign) struck a deal to pay J...
Marvelous Marv
During their early years no one symbolized the hapless New York Mets better than...
29 - John Kruk
"You always hear about ballplayers buying numbers from other players for five fi...
Cool Papa Bell
Cool Papa Bell was famed for his speed. "One time," Satchel Paige remarked, "he ...
Speedy Bell
Cool Papa Bell was famed for his speed. During one remarkable inter-racial All-S...
Lasorda Roll
While coaching third base during the 2001 Major League All-Star Baseball Game, l...
Shocking Accomplishment
Cool Papa Bell was famed for his speed. Satchel Paige, who roomed with Bell, oft...
Curse of the Bambino
In 1919, Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankee...
Old Tommy John
Legendary New York Yankees pitcher Tommy John was pitching well into his 40s. "T...
Riggleman
Chicago Cubs manager Jim Riggleman was not immune to verbal bloopers. "I try to ...
Steve Bartman & the Cubs Curse
"[During game six of the 2003 National League Championship Series] at Wrigley Fi...
Red Sox Fans
"At two-thirty-seven in the morning , Steve Wulf, a Red Sox fan who is also the ...
Kruked Logic
Though admired by many, John Kruk's modesty occasionally offended his profession...
Wally Pipped
On June 2, 1925, New York Yankees first baseman Wally Pipp called in sick with a...
Dick Allen
Philadelphia Phillies slugger Dick Allen was a danger on and off the field. "I w...
Jay Mohr: Dot the Gringo
"I joined a Mexican baseball league in California," Jay Mohr recalled, "and I wa...
Sammy Sosa & George Bell
In 1992, the Chicago White Sox traded slugger Sammy Sosa to the Chicago Cubs for...
Gary Sheffield: Dumb Contracts
"They give out all these dumb contracts," Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Gary Sh...
Axl Rose & Mike Piazza
"New York Mets catcher Mike Piazza is a huge Guns n' Roses fan - and one of the ...
Bud Selig: Sleazeball Commi...
"These days there's nothing fishier than MLB's commissioner's office," ...
Brett Butler: Play Ball
One day Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Brett Butler and his four-year-old son, B...
Willie Wells: Batting Helmet
One day, after being beaned in the head by yet another pitcher, legendary Negro ...
Derek Jeter: Rookie Hazing
"I got Marcus Thames pretty good two years ago," New York Yankees captain Derek ...
Richard Nixon: Sports Nut
"Richard Nixon told players in Major League baseball's 1969 All-Star Game that i...
Wade Boggs: Disabled List
Boston Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs once missed several games after injuring...
Bob Uecker & Warren Spahn
"I can't describe how easy it was to catch him," Bob Uecker once recalled of Hal...
Lou Novikoff: Loaded Explan...
"As a Cub, Lou Novikoff would chase deep fly balls only so far in Wrigley Field,...
Doug Glanville: Soul of Bin...
During their leisure hours, Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling and Philadelph...
Neil Simon: Marvin
"Neil Simon [born Marvin Neil Simon] dropped Marvin as a baseball-obsessed kid, ...
Pedro Martinez: Young Pedro
Pedro Martinez grew up in the impoverished town of Manoguayabo in the Dominican ...
Deion Sanders: Somersault
In the sixth inning of a game against the Kansas City Royals in July 1990, New Y...
Terry Francona: Phillies Fans
"It's not a good place to have bad teams," Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona...
Satchel Paige & Pepper Martin
Legendary Kansas City Monarchs pitcher Satchel Paige had heard of Pepper Martin ...
Charlie O. Finley: Open Hea...
Charlie O. Finley, the famously flamboyant former owner of the Oakland Athletics...
Albert Brooks: Babe Ruth Le...
"Above the desk in [Albert Brooks's] office, there hangs a framed letter. Few vi...
Bobby Valentine: Ejected
New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine was once ejected from a mid-season game. V...
Bob Weinstein: Miramax Soft...
"[Miramax co-founders Bob and Harvey Weinstein] fielded a softball team, which p...
Manny Ramirez: Dipstick
Manny Ramirez was never noted for his brilliance off the field. "He bought a whi...
Chris Berman: Magic Moment
"September 6, 1995: The night Cal Ripken passed Lou Gehrig for the all-time cons...
Denis Leary: Red Sox Salute
After the World Series in 2004, Denis Leary was asked how it had felt to see his...
Aaron Boone: Boonehead
New York Yankees third baseman Aaron Boone won a spot on Men's Fitness ma...
Jim Leyland: That Song
As his team lined up for the national anthem on opening day one year, legendary ...
Babe Ruth: Good Year
"How is it," Babe Ruth was once asked, "that you always come through in the clut...
Ballsy Reply
In 1934, Dizzy Dean and his brother Paul both pitched for the St. Louis Cardinal...
Metrodome Double?
On May 1984, in an unusual game between the Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota ...
Ouch Ouch Ouch Ouch Ouch Ou...
Ron Hunt, who was hit by a record 243 pitches during his career, was once asked ...
Wills Belted?
In 1962, Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills, having capped an incredible ...
Al Hrabosky: Mad Hungarian
"Al 'The Mad Hungarian' Hrabosky, the Charles Manson–looking reliever who was a ...
Lucky Numbers
As a rookie, Mickey Mantle wore his #6 with pride. Nonetheless, when he was prom...
Wills Dumbfounded
One day in April 1981, Seattle Mariners manager Maury Wills said he was "shocked...
Lightning Delivery
Satchel Paige, famed for his lightning-quick delivery, once made an amazing clai...
Atlanta Cracker?
The owner of the Minor League Chattanooga Lookouts once offered star pitcher Sat...
Bossard's Swamp
"The Comiskey Park infield once was known as 'Bossard's Swamp' because [groundsk...
Health Watch
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, whose meddling drew the ire of fans ...
Two Bits?
Famously meddlesome New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner fired an average ...
Ted Williams
Despite his famous disdain for fans, Ted Williams was as much a showman as any o...
Alec Baldwin: Memorial Stad...
Following the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, Alec Baldwin made a cur...
Pedro Martinez: DeWho?
In 1993, the Las Angeles Dodgers traded pitcher Pedro Martinez to the Montreal E...
Trash Talk
Pittsburgh Pirates coach Frankie Frisch had a conniption during a game one day a...
Frankie Frisch: Heckler
During a game one day, Pittsburgh Pirates coach Frankie Frisch grew extremely an...
Manny Ramirez: Lil' Slugger
Adrian Oviedo played with Manny Ramirez in Little League and high school. "I rem...
Roseanne Barr: Bare
Roseanne Barr regularly made tabloid headlines in 1988 and 1989. Among the most ...
One Hit Wonder
In 1952, Hall of Fame New York Giants knuckleball pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm hit a hom...
Nolan Ryan & Jim Fregosi
On December 10, 1971, the New York Mets traded future Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan t...
Swap Meet
On May 30, 1922, Max Flack and Cliff Heathcote played against one another in a d...
Lachemann & Hubbard
Mark McGwire: "I remember when I was still with the Oakland A's, our third-base ...
Bo Jackson: Crack Response
During a game one day Bo Jackson struck out with two men on base. "I was so angr...
Chan Ho Park vs. Tim Belcher
June 5, 1999: "South Korean pitcher Chan Ho Park of the Los Angeles Dodgers is a...
John Vandermeer: Lucky Break?
In June 1938, Cincinnati Red southpaw John Vandermeer pitched two consecutive no...
Red Barber
One day in 1934, legendary commentator Red Barber announced his first major leag...
Lucky 13?
Baseball-playing brothers Hammerin' Hank and Tommy Aaron hit a total of 768 home...
Grand Slam?
San Francisco Giants' slugger Willie Mays was delighted when, in a single histor...
Ralph Houk
When Ralph Houk was manager of the New York Yankees, baseball schedules were eve...
Doubleday
Abner Doubleday wrote 67 volumes of memoirs. Incredibly, no mention is made of t...
Pine Tar Game
In the infamous "pine tar game" in 1982, both George Brett and Kansas City Royal...
Legendary Luciano
Though fans delighted in the histrionics of American League umpire Ron Luciano, ...
Damn Yankees
July 1983: With two outs in the top of the ninth inning of a close game between ...
Classic Durocher
After a game against the New York Giants one day in the 1940s, legendary Brookly...
Portly President
According to E. T. Smith's Playing Hard Ball, the portly president Willia...
seeknaY oG
Though Gary Cooper (who batted right) tried to bat and field left for the part o...
Superballs
In a memorable game against the Detroit Tigers in September 1974, New York Yanke...
Classic Yogi
After a close World Series game one year, Yogi Berra was asked whether he had be...
Lucky Lou
During a clutch Yankee-Red Sox single game playoff one year, Lou Pinella made a ...
Jeffrey Maier & the Damn Ya...
In October 1996, the Baltimore Orioles met the New York Yankees in the American ...
Cliff Johnson Goosed
All-Star relief pitcher Goose Gossage was feared by opponents and teammates alik...
Where have you gone, Joe Di...
In 1969, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel topped the charts with "Mrs. Robinson." Th...
Dan Patrick: Interview Cart...
In October 2003, ESPN's Sport Center host Dan Patrick was delighted to la...
Reggie Jackson: Mr. October
In Game 6 of the 1977 World Series between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles ...
Bobby Valentine: Chinese Cl...
While he was managing a baseball team in Japan in 2004, Bobby Valentine was give...
Manny Ramirez: I'm Out
"Every day was something on the base paths," Jeff Manto once recalled of Clevela...
Manny Ramirez: Golden Glove
"He lost a ball in a game against the Dodgers at Fenway," Boston Globe co...
Young Mike Piazza
On June 2, 1988, Mike Piazza was drafted by his godfather - Los Angeles Dodgers ...
Redenbacher
To improve hand-eye co-ordination, many baseball players have a batting coach or...
Old Paul Molitor
In 1998, during his last year with the Minnesota Twins, famed slugger Paul Molit...
Swat Team
One day in 1905, Dr. Samuel J. Crumbine of the Kansas State Board of Health foun...
.406
Going into the final day of the 1941 season, Ted Williams was batting .3996. Lef...
Bummer
Before pursuing an acting career, Kurt Russell played second base for the Califo...
Baby Zito
"[Barry Zito] was different from the start, alive with vibration. By Joe's count...
Designated Hitter?
In a memorable game at Boston's Fenway Park on April 6, 1973, the New York Yanke...
Skipping School?
William Arthur "Candy" Cummings was inducted into Cooperstown's Baseball Hall of...
Say it Ain't So-sa!
During a game on June 2nd, 2003, Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa broke his bat -...
Joaquin Andujar & the 1985 ...
One day in October 1985, the St. Louis Cardinals met the Kansas City Royals in G...
Fisk
"In the 1975 World Series, Carlton Fisk dropped a bomb on the baseball world by ...
Bench Play
While managing a particularly dicey game one day, Casey Stengel was prodded by t...
Mike Gallego
While recovering from an injury in 1995, 35-year-old Mike Gallego found himself ...
Mickey Owen Blooper
On October 5, 1941, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Yankees met in Game Fo...
Madlock
Baseball broadcaster Bill Madlock was not immune to verbal bloopers. "Two grand ...
Connie Mack
One day, famed Philadelphia Athletics manager (and owner) shortened his to Conni...
Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams
Chicago Cubs reliever Mitch Williams (who surrendered a World Series-losing home...
Dave Winfield: Hunh?
Like so many New York Yankees, Dave Winfield was rather ambivalent about his tim...
The Babe
Such was Babe Ruth's love for children that when a young, seriously ill, fan req...
Lefty
"He was a moody guy, a tantrum thrower like me," Ted Willams once recalled of Le...
Ted Williams
Though revered as a slugger, Ted Williams was also remembered for snubbing fans ...
All-Star Ballot
One day in 2003, legendary baseball statistician (and Boston Red Sox Operations ...
Lasorda & God
According to many of his friends and colleagues, famed Los Angeles Dodgers manag...
Abysmal Performance
At one point in the 1995 season, the Minnesota Twins had the worst record in maj...
Byung-Hyun Kim
"In the ceremonials before the third game of the American League Divisional play...
What a Knob!
In October 1999, the hapless Boston Red Sox met the New York Yankees in the Amer...
Paradise by the Dashboard L...
While writing their classic teen lust-in-a-car anthem, "Paradise by the Dashboar...
Hank Greenberg: Salary Nego...
Hank Greenberg once asked Detroit Tigers owner Walter Briggs for a raise. "When ...
Dave Winfield & the Sea Gul...
While warming up at the bottom of the fifth inning in a game against the Toronto...
Yogi Berra & Jerry Casale: ...
While trying to get under his skin one day, Yogi Berra asked Red Sox pitcher Jer...
Sammy Sosa: Clubhouse Chat
In May 2004, Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa missed a game against the San Diego...
Ted Lyons: Damn DiMaggio
During an Army/Navy game in Guam in the middle of World War II, Joe DiMaggio hit...
Lee Smith: Hunh?
Lee Smith was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the second round of the 1975 amateu...
Woodie Held
Cleveland Indians pitcher Woodie Held once offered hitters a curious word of adv...
Ford Frick
In 1952, a female baseball player named Eleanor Engle was signed to play for the...
Tommy John
In a historic game against the Milwaukee Brewers in 1988, New York Yankee pitche...
Parting Gift
In 1979, when the Cincinnati Reds traded temperamental relief pitcher Pedro Borb...
Vicente Romo: Old Joke
Though he pitched his last game (in 1982) before his 40th birthday, Vicente Romo...
Major League Record
In 1989, rookie San Francisco Giants pitcher John Burkett set a dubious Major Le...
Complete Player
San Francisco Giants owner Bob Lurie was once asked about a the proverbial 'comp...
Hank Greenberg: Bad Break
One season Hank Greenberg was passed over for membership on the All-Star team ev...
Slide! Slide!
"Casey Stengel was coaching at third one afternoon in a ding-dong contest at the...
Hernandez's Father
Despite his numerous Golden Glove awards (for excellence in fielding), his batti...
League Pennant
"No team in the history of American baseball has come from as far behind to win ...
Gehringer
"Charlie Gehringer is in a rut," Lefty Gomez once joked. "He hits .350 on openin...
Indispensable Advice
Chuck Tanner had no illusions about the mercenary nature of the baseball manager...
Pirate O'Neill
During the rivalries between the National and American Leagues in the 1890s, the...
Classic Stargell
Though the legendary Willie Stargell still holds a number of Pittsburgh Pirates ...
Stengel Logic
When the expansion New York Mets made Hobie Landrith, a journeyman catcher, thei...
Garth Brooks' Second Career?
In 1999, Garth Brooks joined the San Diego Padres for spring training. The follo...
Deion Sanders: Triple-Header
In 1992, Deion Sanders, the only man ever to play in both a World Series and a S...
Mark Belanger's Glove
To a baseball player, a glove is more than just a piece of equipment. "I would r...
Steve Carlton: Wise Trade?
In 1972, the St. Louis Cardinals traded Steve Carlton for Philadelphia Phillies ...
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