Tag: MLB history
Four Intriguing MLB Stories I Can’t Get Out of My Head (#1 & #2)
Updated:In the great swath of legendary MLB history and statistical oddities there are certain tales that grab us by the…
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A Short History of MLB Stats: Here’s Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Headed
Updated:No other professional sport on planet earth is more defined and illuminated by statistics than Major League Baseball. As the…
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The First Giants: The Cure for a Losing Streak is Always the Phillies
When we last left the 1883 New York Gothams, they had suffered blowout losses in five straight games to close…
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The First Giants: The Gothams Get Stomped in New England
When we last left the 1883 New York Gothams, they had just finished up a home stand that featured a…
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The First Giants: The Gothams vs. “One Arm” in Week 3 of the 1883 Season
As we discussed last week, the New York Gothams began their first road trip in franchise history in the second…
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The First Giants: The Gothams Go On the Road in Week Two of the 1883 Season
I’ve been reading Edward Achorn’s 2013 book about the 1883 baseball season, The Summer of Beer and Whiskey: How Brewers,…
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The First Giants: Week One of the Gotham’s 1883 Premier Season
Last week, we discussed the first game in the history of the Giants baseball franchise. That was May 1, 1883,…
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The First Giants: How the 1883 Gothams Acquired Four Future Hall of Famers
On May 1, 1883, 15,000 New Yorkers filled the stands at the Polo Grounds in upper Manhattan to witness baseball…
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The First Giants: The 1883 New York Gothams
In honor of the 135th season of the San Francisco Giants Major League Baseball franchise, I will be profiling the…
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Welcome to the Hall of Twenty Game Losers
Thankfully it’s now almost embarrassing to reference “wins” and “losses” when discussing the performance of a Major League starting pitcher….
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