Quote of the day
Posted: October 11, 2019 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Baseball, Luis Polonia, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Yankees, quotes, sports 2 CommentsThe Yankees are only interested in one thing, and I have no idea what that is.
~Luis Polonia
This day in baseball: One hundred-loss matchup
Posted: October 6, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Boston Beaneaters, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, sports Leave a commentFor the second time in major league history, two one hundred-loss teams faced one another on October 6, 1923. The 52-100 Beaneaters beat the 50-102 Phillies, 5-4, in the first game of a doubleheader. Boston had also been part of the first one hundred-loss matchup when the 50-100 club played 45-103 Brooklyn in 1905.
Philadelphia Phillies logo, 1923-1924 (Business Insider)
Quote of the day
Posted: October 4, 2019 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Baseball, Jimmy Breslin, life, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Mets, quotes, sports Leave a commentThe Mets lose an awful lot?
Listen, mister. Think a little bit.
When was the last time you won anything out of life?
~Jimmy Breslin
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This day in baseball: The rookie puts on a hitting clinic
Posted: September 30, 2019 Filed under: 19th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Boston Beaneaters, Duff Cooley, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, Robison Field, sports, St. Louis Browns Leave a commentOn September 30, 1893, the last day of the season, rookie Duff Cooley of the St. Louis Browns collected six hits to help destroy the Boston Beaneaters, 16-4. The twenty-year-old utility player accomplished the feat by hitting four singles, a double, and a triple at Robison Field in St. Louis.
Duff Cooley in 1905 (Library of Congress)
This day in baseball: Burkett hits .400 … again
Posted: September 26, 2019 Filed under: 19th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Cleveland Spiders, Eclipse Park, history, Jesse Burkett, Louisville Colonels, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports Leave a commentSeptember 26, 1896 marked the season finale for the Cleveland Spiders, which they played against the Louisville Colonels at Eclipse Park. Cleveland outfielder Jesse Burkett collected three hits as the Spiders won, 4-3. Burkett thus finished the season with a .410 batting average, making him the first player to hit .400 in consecutive years, having batted .405 the previous season.
Jesse Burkett in 1903 (Wikipedia)
Edgar Martinez’s Hall of Fame induction speech
Posted: September 23, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, 21st Century | Tags: Baseball, Edgar Martinez, Major League Baseball, MLB, National Baseball Hall of Fame, Seattle Mariners, sports 1 CommentI enjoyed watching Edgar Martinez play while growing up. I would say that watching and hearing about Edgar was how I truly came to understand what a designated hitter was.
This day in baseball: Cy Young’s final win
Posted: September 22, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Boston Rustlers, Cy Young, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, Pittsburgh Pirates, sports Leave a commentCy Young pitched and recorded his 511th and final career victory on September 22, 1911, when he defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates. Young kept the Pirates scoreless at Forbes Field, winning 1-0. With a season record of 35-101, the Boston Rustlers won only three contests in 22 attempts against Pittsburgh during the 1911 season, with two of the victories coming as a result of shutouts thrown by the 44 year-old Cy Young.
