The Hall of Very Good

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1995 – Greg Harris becomes the first post-1900 major leaguer to pitch ambidextrously….

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1938 – An ailing Lou Gehrig hits his 493rd and final Major League…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1961 – At Yankee Stadium, Roger Maris ties Babe Ruth’s 34 year-old single…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1974 – In the first-of-its-kind operation, Dr. Frank Jobe transplants a tendon from…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1956 – At Memorial Stadium in a 5-4 loss to the Birds, Tigers…

When it comes to cheering for your favorite team, there’s a typically a pretty fine line between being obnoxious and…

Pat Neshek has a career ERA below 2.80 and two All-Star appearances to his credit, but unless he just got…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1956 – Baltimore Orioles catcher Tom Gastall dies as the plane he is…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1976 – Cleveland Indians player-manager Frank Robinson, in his final Major League at-bat,…

Earlier this summer, Anthony Rizzo joined an exclusive post-Deadball Era club when became one of only two (Don Mattingly is…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1984 – On the seventeenth anniversary of his first Major League round-tripper, Reggie…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1996 – A fifth inning triple off Royal southpaw Jose Rosado gives Twins…

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by Zack Hample. The three-time podcast guest returns to talk to…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1996 – Frank Thomas slams his 215th career home run in a White…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1986 – At Royals Stadium, Kansas City rookie outfielder Bo Jackson hits his…

How does the old Jerry Reed song go? When you’re hot, you’re hot. And when you’re not…you get shit on…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1971 – In the nightcap of twin bill, Frank Robinson joins the 500…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1972 – In his final appearance in a big league uniform, 29 year-old…

Baseball is a game of numbers. 755. 61. 56. 42. 30. Each one conjures up a memory…an image in your…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1928 – Yankees shortstop Mark Koenig’s routine catch of A’s pinch hitter Ty…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1980 – Bill Gullickson whiffs 18 batters, the most strikeouts ever recorded by…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1988 – In his final Major League game, Bruce Sutter, who missed all…

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by Robert Flores. The MLB Network host talks to the boys…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1965 – In a promotion to increase Kansas City’s poor attendance, Bert Campaneris…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1993 – In the nightcap of a doubleheader at Cincinnati, Cardinal outfielder Mark…

LaTroy Hawkins made an estimated $47 million during his 21-year big leaguer, but dude is about to get a little…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1912 – Jeff Tesreau becomes the third rookie to throw a no-hitter. The…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1995 – When the game becomes official in the bottom of the fifth…

Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf combined for close to 200(!) tennis titles throughout their careers, so it makes sense that…