Jim 'Catfish' Hunter and his Oakland Athletics ball club were the two-time defending World Series champions, the first repeat MLB champions in more than a decade and just the second in two decades. “The Swingin’ A’s,” as they had become known, were a beloved Oakland phenomenon
Bill Schlesinger and those who baseball lost in 2023
During this past calendar year of 2023, the Major League Baseball community lost several important figures. Among their number were 108 men who at one time or another pulled on a uniform and took the field with a big-league club, including one of the greatest Hall of Fame players of all-time.
My IBWAA 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot
While I'm a Philadelphia Phillies fan and that team is the subject of the majority of my baseball writing, that my vote went to four players who performed with that team is merely coincidental.
11 with connections to the Phillies have a 2019 shot at the Baseball Hall of Fame
Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'4sHJ0gwRRO9fSQTm12aaUA',sig:'rJhB3KuOCdPM1CyoHP62745RyVVuyVZT3n3J8QRyoUg=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'460556957',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});//embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/widgets.jsSchilling (R) has already joined Schmidt (L) and Carlton (C) in the Phillies Wall of FameBallots for nominees to the 2019 Baseball Hall of Fame class were received this past week by eligible voters with the Baseball Writers Association of America.There are 35 players on the ballot this year. That total includes 15 … Continue reading 11 with connections to the Phillies have a 2019 shot at the Baseball Hall of Fame
Hot corner Gold Glover
Scott Rolen is the greatest defensive 3rd baseman that I have ever seen in my lifetime. For any real fan of baseball, and especially for those who both know me and my passion for what I regularly call "The Greatest Game That God Ever Invented", you'll know that is no small statement for me to … Continue reading Hot corner Gold Glover
MATT VEASEY 