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Last Updated: June 17th, 2026 by Jake CainFrank Chance: 1900’s Frank Chance was a dominant force at first base for the Chicago Cubs in the 1900s. Known for his performance as the Cubs’ player-manager, he led them to four National League pennants and two World Series titles in this decade. Nicknamed “The Peerless Leader,” Chance was a strategic mind and a skilled first baseman, becoming a key component of the “Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance” double play combination. Endowed …

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Last Updated: June 17th, 2026 by Michael SchatzI have to play homer here for a second. I’m from Philadelphia. The Phillies are my team. And one of my all-time favorite Phillies teams is the 1993 squad. They not only played out of their minds that year, they beat the big bad Braves in the NLCS – I was at the clincher with my dad – before losing in the World Series to Joe Carter’s Blue …

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Last Updated: June 17th, 2026 by Michael SchatzThe 2001 World Series will go down in history as one of the best ever played. It was the first World Series after the 9/11 terror attacks and pitted the three-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Arizona Diamondbacks, who were making their first appearance in the Fall Classic. This series had everything. Stacked teams. Drama. Tension. Blowouts. Walk offs. It was a baseball fan’s dream. As …

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Last Updated: June 17th, 2026 by Michael SchatzEverything is magnified during the World Series. Every pitch. Every at bat. Every play. It’s immediately put under the microscope and could be why a team wins or loses not just the game, but the entire series. The first World Series was played in 1903. By my math – and I was a communications major so bear with me – the next World Series to be played will …

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Explore the pinnacle moments of Steve Carlton’s MLB career, from his record-setting strikeouts to leading the Phillies to World Series glory. Delve into his journey to 4,000 strikeouts, historic wins, and the strategic brilliance that solidified him as a baseball legend.

Last Updated: June 17th, 2026 by Jake CainMajor League Baseball has seen an array of dominant starting pitchers over the decades, each leaving their mark on the sport in their own era. Though admittedly, it’s tough to compare the numbers of a dead ball era pitcher like Cy Young to those of a modern player like Randy Johnson as the standards and expectations of pitchers have changed so much. So we thought it would be …

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Last Updated: June 17th, 2026 by Michael SchatzBaseball fans love their stats. And more than any other sport, baseball has some of the most incredible, unbelievable, and downright strange records out there. Don’t take our word for it, see for yourself with this list of 25 crazy stats…

Last Updated: June 17th, 2026 by Michael SchatzWe all remember where we were on September 11, 2001. It was a day when time stood still and our lives were changed forever. For Major League Baseball, they had the difficult task of deciding when to play again. Did people even want something as trivial as a baseball game to be played? Would people gather in such large numbers? The answer came ten days later when the …

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Last Updated: June 17th, 2026 by Michael SchatzIf you ask me, the whole GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) thing has been used to death. Everyone is suddenly the GOAT – and they’re not even doing GOAT things. They’re doing routine stuff. To be the GOAT – and I promise I’ll stop saying GOAT – you need to have left a lasting impression. Or, if you’re Rickey Henderson, just take the microphone and tell everyone that …

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Last Updated: June 17th, 2026 by Michael SchatzIf you were a kid in 1998 then there were two players you probably imitated a lot: Ken Griffey Jr.’s sweet swing, and Sammy Sosa’s hop-skip after a home run. In my opinion, that has to be one of the better home run routines ever. And Sammy looked so cool doing it! He was a star in his day, best known for hitting moonshots, but let’s not forget …

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