Any player can have a bad day. Even a future member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Brooks Robinson won 16 Gold Gloves during his 23-year career with the Baltimore Orioles from spanned from 1955-77. In 1971, Brooks needed a pick me up from teammate Frank Robinson and he got it on July 28 in […]
It’s always fun listening to popular radio and television baseball announcer Duane Kuiper on the game broadcasts for San Francisco Giants. Kuiper was doing the TV broadcast when Barry Bonds hit his 756th home run in 2007, which is a bit ironic since the former second baseman only hit one long ball in his big […]
There’s an old superstition that “Good Things Come in Threes.” Ironically, Johnny Bench has experienced that three times in the home run department. Back in 1970, Bench hit three homers in a game for the first time in his career on July 26. He drove in seven runs that day as the Reds beat the […]
The triple steal. There’s not a lot of information available about what is a rare feat in the history of baseball. According to most things, I’ve read no one really knows how many times it happened. Stealing home can be an exciting play, but the triple steal? If a catcher is worried about trying to […]
It’s opening day in Cincinnati. and the seats will be empty. The Reds will entertain the Detroit Tigers in the 2020 season opener at Great American Ballpark on July 24, which is obviously the latest start of the season in big league history. As a sportswriter for my hometown newspaper The Palladium-Item, it was my […]
Growing up in the 1970s as a Cincinnati Reds fan was a wonderful time. It was like going to your grandmother’s house and being spoiled with whatever you wanted. However, when your favorite players were traded or went to another team and had success, it was like that family member who enjoyed stirring up trouble […]
As a child, the Major League All-Star Game was always special. With the 60-game season now in place for this year, hopefully, everything works out and there will be a World Series. Growing up in the Midwest during the 1970s, I was able to listen to a lot of different teams on the radio. However, […]
Editor’s note: The 1980 Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will be used for any games involving American League teams. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. For this tournament, the rules include a three-man pitching rotation using the best lineups available. Tug McGraw […]
Editor’s note: The 1980 Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will be used for any games involving American League teams. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. For this tournament, the rules include a three-man pitching rotation using the best lineups available. There will […]
There have numerous sibling rivalries on baseball fields. Back in 1933, the Wes Ferrell and Rick Ferrell met in Fenway Park on July 19. It wasn’t the first time they had been rivals in the diamond as the Cleveland Indians picked up an 8-7 win that day over the Boston Red Sox in a 13-inning […]