The top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes open the season with a trip to Virginia Tech on Monday night, Sept. 7. “Talent wise, they’re by far the number one team in the country,” Virgina Tech Head Coach Frank Beamer said. “They’re coming to Blacksburg,” Beamer continued. “You don’t have that opportunity that often. I know for fans, […]
Winning your first game as a starting pitcher is quite an accomplishment, but add a major league record and you can be in a class by yourself. In this case, however, it’s a group of two. J.R. Richard of the Houston Astros and Karl Spooner of the Brooklyn Dodgers share the big league mark with […]
Six teams from the AP top 10 are in action as the FBS college football season hits high gear on Saturday, Sept. 5. Third-ranked Alabama (12-2) and No. 20 Wisconsin (11-3) meet in Dallas for the highest profile matchup among teams in the AP pre-season poll. “This is obviously a very good team that we […]
A pair of ranked squads highlight the second day of the opening weekend of the FBS college football season on Friday, Sept. 4. Baylor is the fourth ranked squad in the AP pre-season poll, while Michigan State is in the fifth spot. The Bears (11-2) begin the fall at Southern Methodist (1-11). “We’re excited,” Baylor […]
The FBS college football season opens with 19 contests on the schedule on Thursday, Sept. 3. TCU, ranked second in the AP’s pre-season poll, is the only top 10 squad in action as the Horned Frogs visit Minnesota. “It’s a big game for both sides,” TCU Head Coach Gary Patterson said in his weekly teleconference. […]
Finally. It may have taken Dave Stieb awhile to pitch a no-hitter for the Toronto Blue Jays, but after four close calls, he finally was able to accomplish the feat 25 years ago on Sept. 2, 1990. The right-hander lost his first try on the ninth inning homer by Rudy Law of the Chicago White […]
Ideally, major league baseball trades are supposed to benefit both organizations. In the long run, it usually works out that one team often seems to get the better end of the deal. The Toronto Blue Jays are currently reaping the rewards for a transaction made on July 31, 2009. The Cincinnati Reds traded Edwin Encarnacion […]
The top performances in Major League Baseball this week were by Edwin Encarnacion of the Toronto Blue Jays and Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers. Encarnacion blasted three homers and knocked in nine runs as the Blue Jays won 15-1 over the Tigers at the Rogers Centre on Saturday, Aug. 29. The designated hitter also […]
Strat-o-Matic is a baseball simulation that began as a cards and dice game in the early 1960s before entering the computer age. These featured games on Shoestring Catches are part of season replays or tournaments played with cards and dice. Today’s game matches the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates and the 1981 Houston Astros. I’m always amazed […]
Dan Bankhead didn’t have a good outing as a pitcher in his historic major league debut on Aug. 26, 1947. Bankhead had just been signed by Brooklyn two days before giving up eight runs on 10 hits to the Pittsburgh Pirates in relief of Dodgers starter Hal Gregg. Gregg had given up six runs by […]