Quote of the day
August 28, 2024
The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.
~Babe Ruth
Month: August 2024
This day in baseball: Quinn becomes oldest pitcher to win a game
August 14, 2024
On August 14, 1932, the Brooklyn Dodgers recorded a 10-inning, 2-1 victory over the Giants at the Polo Grounds. This game made reliever Jack Quinn, at 49, the oldest player to win a major league game up to that time. This record would be broken in 2012 by Rockies pitcher Jamie Moyer.
“Ichiro’s Theme,” by Ben Gibbard
August 2, 2024
When Ichiro Suzuki was traded from the Seattle Mariners to the New York Yankees in 2012, Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie released this tribute to the former Mariners outfielder.