Singles and Smiles: How Artie Wilson broke baseball’s color barrier Book’s Author: Gaylon H. White Having recently read Singles and Smiles, it’s a book you’ll enjoy especially if you like the Pacific Coast League (PCL) of the late 1940’s and into the 1950’s and beyond. Artie Wilson was a terrific ballplayer. He was the consummate singles-hitter; a hit-it-where-they-ain’t type of
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Who are the 10 Best Starting Pitchers in Baseball History? That’s the question that came up recently while chatting with my weekend coffee group. Others in the group aren’t especially big sports fans, but they know that I’m a baseball geek and politely try to include me in conversation. So when this question came up, my response was: “Hmm… that
Fantasy Baseball Draft Picks Revisited at the All-Star Break MLB’s All-Star break is a great time to reflect on how the fantasy baseball season has gone thus far and how well the top draft picks in your fantasy league have fared. Did you get some great bargains or get stuck with a roster of duds, or perhaps a little bit
Since 1903 when the Boston Americans defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series, the champion has been determined by having the winner of the National League play the winner of the American League. And historically, the two leagues (AL and NL) have played separate schedules (against only teams in their own league) up until meeting in the series.
In recent years the differences and separation that have historically divided Major League Baseball (MLB) into the American League (AL) and National League (NL) have ceased to exist. The questions I pose then are: do the leagues still matter, are they still relevant? And, if not, what does that mean for baseball? AL and NL as Separate Leagues Historically teams
Entering the 2023 season, one would think that yes, Miguel Cabrera is the obvious choice to continue as the Designated Hitter for the Detroit Tigers. But will he actually be the full-time, everyday DH as he has mostly been now for many years? The reason I bring this up is that as much as I love Miggy and appreciate what