Bee’s Knees and Cat’s Whiskers When language was called lingo Just the other day, a writer for Men’s Health requested an interview with me about the origin and evolution of the jock strap …

For years, players have been valued for their hitting. Now a groundbreaking tool makes it possible to measure how much their defense contributes to a team’s success.

Built in 1663, the Bronck House predates Albany’s oldest building by 65 years and offers a glimpse into early Dutch life in the Hudson Valley.

Comebacks; thinking about the Red Sox (and the 1901 Tigers)

BALTIMORE -- Athletics outfielder Carlos Cortes being listed as a switch-thrower on his player page is no mistake. Born a natural left-hander, Cortes learned how to throw right-handed when he was eigh...

What really happened?

The Negro Leagues are designated as majors

Major League Baseball’s postseason is just a few weeks away, and here on Throughline we know the power of a good walk-up song. But how did baseball become such a musical sport? And where did the idea ...

Bill James, the “Father of Modern Baseball”

American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. 407. Skipping Rope Dance by Lizzie Derious Daly 408. An Early Breakfast 412. An Interrupted Sitting 413. The Bowery Waiter and the Old Time Ball Player. 5 3/8 × 9 1/4" (13.7 × 23.5 cm). Film Study Center Special Collections. F1938.1.92. Film

The banishment and posthumous reinstatement of Pete Rose

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215 Montague Street I was delighted to speak yesterday at the site of the Brooklyn Dodger offices at 215 Montague Street. Chevrolet sponsored a four-stop baseball tour for media types who would be …

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Visit my blog: http://SocialMediaSEO.net My Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Athens-GA/Social-Media-SEO/61948834948 I found this cool video that shows a series of AT&T ads from 1993. It's amazing how accurate these predictions are looking at the technology we currently have avai

Can’t tell the players without a scorecard — not from a distance

Herman Bader Minor Leagues Statistics including batting, fielding, prospect rankings and more on Baseball-Reference.com

Moonlight Graham and other one-gamers

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Stereoviews that may be new to you; by Mark Rucker