This year, the Thanksgiving season saw monetary reasons for ballplayers to give thanks. On November 24, amidst other signings, it was reported that the Boston Red Sox inked third baseman Pablo Sandoval to a free-agent deal, worth signed for five years and $95 million. On the same day, Major League Baseball announced the 2014 shares […]
We thought talk of a new downtown Kansas City Royals ballpark was dead, but proponents still push for one — in defiance of fans who still love Kauffman Stadium. (more…)
When the New York Giants went west during the 1957-58 offseason, my Long Islander father went contrary to Tony Bennett and relocated his heart to San Francisco. The Giants lost the World Series to the Yankees in ’62, invariably finished second through the rest of the decade, spun their wheels in the ’70s, found fleeting […]
If you’re a Boston Red Sox fan, you’ll be in heaven at Centennial Field Sunday, when the Vermont Lake Monsters (short season A; NY-Penn League) will have four BoSox World Series trophies on display, including the 1912 trophy. Joining the 1912 trophy on display will be trophies from the 2004, 2007 and 2013 World Series. […]
The seats are gone and the storage rooms cleaned, which means electricity to the Metrodome will be cut off Saturday, directly leading to the roof deflating. The Metrodome roof, a two-play synthetic-cloth covering, is kept up by air pressure. When the electricity is cut off, the roof will deflate — slowly. Even if all the […]
There’s been no progress on a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark this fall, but MLB Commissioner Bud Selig says he plans to address the issue after the World Series. Earlier this year it appeared St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster was softening his stance that the Rays completely play out their lease at Tropicana Field. But […]
When the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals open the 2013 World Series tonight, it will mark the fourth time the teams have met in the ultimate postseason play. Here’s a look at the ballparks hosting the four Series. In 1946 the Cards defeated the Red Sox, four games to three, in a […]
During his time in pro baseball Whitey Herzog was known as the White Rat. That nickname is being memorialized in a bobblehead giveaway from the River City Rascals (independent; Frontier League). Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog made his name as manager of the Kansas City Royals (1975-1979) and the St. Louis Cardinals (1980-1990), leading the […]
ESPN’s Rick Reilly proves why sportswriters should never write about business, penning an utterly insane argument on why Wrigley Field prevents the Chicago Cubs from winning a World Series. You can read Reilly’s screed here. Reilly’s basic argument is that the Cubs’ payroll could be increased by $73 million a year if the team could […]
After a few troubling incidents this season where pitchers were injured after taking line drives to the head, MLB will examine protective headgear this offseason and perhaps test some possible solutions next season in Minor League Baseball. The problem received national attention when Doug Fister was struck in the head by the line drive while […]
The neon Tiger Stadium sign put up when the ballpark was renamed in 1961 is back in working order at the Detroit Historical Museum. After John Fetzer took full control of the Tigers, the name of the ballpark was changed from Briggs Stadium to Tiger Stadium, and to alert fans to the new name, a […]
Nice giveaway: the Springfield Cardinals (Class AA; Texas League) are commemorating the World Series win by parent St. Louis Cardinals with a ring giveaway tonight and a display of the Championship Trophy this weekend. It’s a nice replica of the real ring awarded to the Cards at the beginning of the season, and we’re guessing […]
We have a winner in the Search for the World Championship Baby: the child presumably conceived in a celebration of the San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series victory. The search, undertaken by broadcast partner Comcast SportsNet, uncovered Brooklynn Olivia Bird of Folsom, California as the winner of “The Search for the World Championship Baby” contest. […]
