The Hall of Very Good

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1966 – Red Sox great Ted Williams is inducted into the Hall of…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1983 – George Brett’s ninth inning homer putting the Royals ahead is disallowed…

Every time July 24 rolls around, the collective attention of Major League Baseball fans everywhere turns to one thing. The…

In 1955, team owners were in a bind…they were losing too much money on baseballs that were stained and smudged…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1962 – Jackie Robinson becomes the first black player to be inducted into…

Already in the Windy City (his BIG 3 basketball league plays in Chicago Sunday), rapper-turned-actor/director Ice Cube hit Wrigley Field…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1923 – Senators legend Walter Johnson fans Stan Coveleski to become the first…

Tim Tebow is still employed as a professional baseball and what seemingly started as an obvious publicity stunt (it was,…

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by Guinness Book world record holder Brett Carow. The “Ultimate Strat-O-Matic…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1988 – The Yankees trade Jay Buhner, minor league prospect Rich Balabon, and…

The Chicago Cubs winning season has seemingly led to two things. First, the obvious…the perennial “Lovable Losers” ended their 108-year…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1976 – Hank Aaron hit his last big league homer off Angels’ hurler…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1966 – In the first major league game to be played totally on…

You never know what you can believe on the internet, but, man…you’ve gotta hope the second half of this story…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1921 – At Navin Field in Detroit, Babe Ruth becomes the all-time home…

When Atlanta Braves organist Matthew Kaminski was brainstorming, trying to come up with some clever song choices for the visiting…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1941 – Thanks to the outstanding defensive work of Indians’ third baseman Ken…

Twenty years ago, Ila Borders made history when she became the first woman to win a men’s professional baseball game….

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1990 – Steve Lyons slides head first into first base to beat out…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1901 – Christy Mathewson becomes the first rookie to throw a no-hitter in…

From beating up a handicapped fan to his reputation as a virulent racist, Ty Cobb was, by all accounts, a…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1968 – Hank Aaron hits home run #500 off Mike McCormick, becoming the…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1971 – In a game which features six home runs, including Reggie Jackson…

What exactly is going on here? Sammy Sosa has experimented with his skin several times over the last few years…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1979 – After a delay of an hour and 16 minutes, the White…

Aaron Judge has just about done it all. But who knew the newly crowned Home Run Derby Champ already held…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1914 – Making his major league debut, Red Sox hurler Babe Ruth beats…

After a less than stellar season, Coco Crisp found himself out of work heading into 2017…but on the eve of…

It was the great philosopher Harvey Dent who once said “you either die a hero, or you live long enough…