Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Garland Buckeye: The magic is gone

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Photo: TheBaseballPage.com Garland Buckeye strode to the Yankee Stadium mound for a typical Saturday afternoon start against the migh...
Thursday, December 27, 2012

George Gibson's contribution to literature: The 1932 Pittsburgh Pirates

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Literary giant and Pirates' manager George 'Moon' Gibson (right) poses with Honus Wagner and Dodgers' skipper Max Carey. A...
Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Obligatory holiday post: Christmas carols edition

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Last year we wished you a Steve Christmas ; this year, enjoy some of our favorite winter tunes: Have a Holly , Jolley Christmas Har...
Wednesday, December 5, 2012

A Tale of Two Rabbits

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Somehow, the annals of history include two "Rabbit" Robinsons: William Clyde Robinson , an early 20th Century utility infielde...
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

A Holiday Post featuring Turkey Mike Donlin

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Turkey Mike Donlin is thankful that he doesn't have to add your blood to the list of debaucherous stains on his gameday sweater, ev...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Dick Selma: Dummy of misfortune

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Luck is a fickle thing in big-league baseball, in case you hadn't noticed. As if the game itself didn't have enough of it, someti...
Monday, May 7, 2012

John Stearns: Bad Dude

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It is a well-established fact that starting a sentence with "it is" creates a sense of grammatical ambiguity. It is also a well-e...
Thursday, March 22, 2012

Good news everyone!

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Baseball-Reference now hosts Negro League stats! You can find the main Negro Leagues page here . Be sure to read the attributes and explanat...
Monday, March 12, 2012

Milkman Jim Turner: 'I am your father'

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Everyone loves an underdog in sports. That's why the sports media had a coverage-gasm over Jeremy Lin. And why a documentary was made ...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Dick Burns: Happy VD!!!

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Nineteenth Century base ballist Dick Burns wishes you a bountiful and lecherous Feast of St. Valentine's! The sinister-handed twirler ...