Kings of Instagram: David Ortiz, Mike Trout, Bryce Harper tops in followers among MLB stars
One can only imagine how many Instagram followers early baseball stars like Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth would have accumulated had the social media [...]
History of baseball cards
The great history of baseball cards is rapidly approaching its Sesquicentennial anniversary and today, led by Starr Cards, its future has never been brighter. [...]
What are the odds behind the Cleveland Indians historic winning streak?
The Cleveland Indians remarkable winning streak, which has the team on the threshold of clinching its second straight AL Central crown, now stands at [...]
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle and the top ten most valuable baseball cards
In November of 2015, a 1952 Topps baseball card of Yankees slugger Mickey Mantle sold for $486,100, setting a record for the greatest amount [...]
Nap Lajoie headlines Cleveland Indians all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Nap Lajoie would probably be proud of second baseman Jason Kipnis' contribution to the current iteration of the Cleveland Indians. But while Kipnis has [...]
What’s My Line? Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Willie Mays and Yogi Berra as game show guests
What's My Line? was an Emmy-winning game show which originally ran in the United States on the CBS television network from 1950 to 1967. [...]
Centuries before cricket or baseball were invented, India had gilli-danda
More than two millennia before the sports of cricket and baseball were codified, there was a similar game being played in India which later [...]
Lessons in sport: Remember when Muhammad Ali and George Foreman duked it out in Zaire?
How good are you at deciphering visual sports puzzles? Instagram user @lessonsinsport has rendered another batch of stark graphics that hint at legendary sports [...]
Cap Anson headlines Chicago Cubs all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
One hundred forty years before Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo, Adrian "Cap" Anson was wowing Windy City baseball fans. When the Chicago Cubs franchise [...]
“Eddie the Ump” adds ‘Naked Gun’ oomph to his strike-three calls
You would be hard pressed to find an umpire anywhere that injects more oomph into his strike-three calls than New Jersey's Edward Reed aka [...]
Stan Musial headlines St Louis Cardinals all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
More than 70 years before Aloe Blacc's hit single "The Man" was released, there was a prodigious singles hitter that earned the same moniker [...]
“Double Truck Threading the Needle Shot” headlines Dude Perfect’s “Blitzball Trick Shots 3”
Dude Perfect is back with the third edition of their ongoing Blitzball trick shot series and the fun starts straight out of the gate [...]