The tater trots for May 26: three walkoffs and a season-best quick trot from Bryce Harper. Quite the day.
The tater trots for May 25 (and the previous two days: Hunter Pence bests the usual suspects, Todd Helton and Chris Davis have a race.
Hal Steinbrenner tells us that the rumors about his family selling the team are a “complete fiction”. Here, then, are 15 fictional characters who might be able to buy the club.
Twenty-nine years ago today, a baseball myth was busted to the general public.
The tater trots for May 22: Kevin Youkilis comes back, Wilson Betemit gets unlucky.
The tater trots for May 21: Giancarlo Stanton is a mother’… Also, Leake’s great sprint on his first career home run.
In 1955, noted “New Yorker” artist Saul Steinberg did a spread about baseball for “Life” magazine.
The tater trots for May 20: Strasburg’s first home run, Van Slyke’s first home run, and Lucroy’s big day.
The tater trots for May 19: McCutchen’s big day (again), David Murphy’s inside-the-parker.
The tater trots for May 18: Nick Markakis in the 11th, Delmon Young gives Verlander some insurance, and Will Venable speeds home.
The tater trots for May 17: Jose Lopez goes to the top of the charts while Marlon Byrd goes to the bottom.
The trot times for May 15 & 16: Adam Jones’ 15th-inning shot, Big Papi’s stroll, and Bryce Harper races Edwin Encarnacion into the top ten.
An interesting juxtaposition of two 35+ years old articles looking at how and why women love ballplayers.
A minor league team once tried to stop Boston games from being broadcast in a 50 mile radius of Springfield, MA.
The tater trots for May 14: Bryce Harper’s first career home run, plus trots from Hanley Ramirez, Placido Polanco, and Gregor Blanco.
Bryce Harper finally hit his first career home run Monday night, and didn’t waste any time getting around the bases.