MLB history podcasts
If you’re a regular reader of my articles or a listener of my podcasts, you know that I’ve covered some of the great MLB dynasties. The New York Yankees, the St. Louis Cardinals, the 1970s Cincinnati Reds, and the early 1970s Oakland A’s, to name a few. Today I’d like to talk about the Pittsburgh … Read more
Although a player’s strike caused the 1972 season to start a week and a half late, the defending champion Pittsburgh Pirates had another great season, finishing with the best record in the Major Leagues. On Sept 30th, Roberto Clemente reached his goal of getting 3,000 hits in his career. The Pirates would face the Cincinnati … Read more
In this article, we’ll go over some MLB history and look at which teams have had 100-win seasons as I pose the question, what does a 100-win season mean if you don’t make it to the World Series? 100 Win Teams in the 2020s In 2022 four teams had over 100 wins in the regular season. … Read more
***This article was submitted by Doron “Duke” Goldman.*** Alexander Cartwright has been called both the “founder” of baseball and the “Johnny Appleseed of baseball.” His main claims to fame: 1) He authored the first written rules on baseball- 20 rules, 13 of which were playing rules, in 1845. 2) He umpired the “first” organized game … Read more
This article is a little different than what I usually write because it’s not about any particular team, player, or year. This article focuses on some of my childhood memories and how I got so interested in sports. Perhaps sports meant so much to me because of my age. I was eight years old in … Read more