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Delinquent of Destiny
In 1993, an on-field trespasser kept the Yankees’ postseason hopes alive.
Sep 14
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Paul Jackson
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Baseball Names of the WPBL
The players of the Women’s Pro Baseball League are writing an exciting new page in the game’s eternal roster.
Sep 10
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Paul Jackson
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Signs of the New Breed
Plodding through a second futile season in 1963, the New York Mets and their fans broke out the arts and crafts.
Sep 8
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Paul Jackson
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August 2026
The Arm From Planet Mars - Part 2 of 2
Pitcher Kevin Hickey didn’t have much chance to make the White Sox’ roster in 1981, but improbability had never stopped him before.
Aug 31
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Paul Jackson
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The Arm From Planet Mars - Part 1 of 2
Back when the Chicago White Sox still held open tryouts, a South Side kid took his chance in front of a Comiskey Park radar gun and left the scouts…
Aug 24
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Paul Jackson
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Mascots Behaving Badly
The Expos never won a World Series, but their misbehaving mascots are all over the record books.
Aug 17
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Paul Jackson
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Pass the Bat
Seeking a way out of a teamwide slump, the 1999 Anaheim Angels tried something no other team had ever done.
Aug 10
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Paul Jackson
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The Tinker, the Poet, and the Pocket Watch
In 1916, a Cubs star-turned-manager tried to resurrect the rowdy game of his heyday and triggered a rare forfeit.
Aug 3
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Paul Jackson
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July 2026
Rained In
Covered stadiums were supposed to end weather-related disruption, but sometimes Mother Nature wouldn’t play ball.
Jul 27
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Paul Jackson
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Finding Pinky’s Pinkie
Down a rabbit hole and into the Platinum Age of comic strips in search of the origins of a baseball nickname.
Jul 23
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Paul Jackson
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Naming Names: M - Z
A celebration of baseball’s best same-sounding player names. Actual playing ability not considered.
Jul 20
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Paul Jackson
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Naming Names: A - L
Writers love alliteration. So do baseball players...and their parents, evidently.
Jul 13
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Paul Jackson
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