They don't chatter it up anymore

I coach a 12 year old boys baseball team.  I have noticed that kids don't "chatter it up" like we did when I was a kid.  When ...

Was Baseball Invented in the Middle Ages?

I can't answer that question.  But the answer is not as obvious as you might think. ‘Found in the margins of a calendar in a 14th-centur...

Opening Day

It's opening day for a lot of folks.  If you're heading out to the ballpark today, have fun, drink beer, and salute America. Here...

SUPERFRO: OSCAR GAMBLE SURE COULD "PICK" IT

Not sure why, but this morning, I woke up thinking of Oscar Gamble. So I figured I'd write this. Lest he be forgotten. Oscar Gamble wa...

THE GREATEST PLAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY: RICK MONDAY - A TRUE AMERICAN HERO

32 years ago today, Rick Monday makes the greatest play in Baseball history... Monday was playing center field for the Chicago Cubs on April...

THE EDDIE GAEDEL EXPERIMENT

The most publicized stunt in baseball history took place August 19, 1951, at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, when, to the surprise of 18,...