Since 2009, one of the traditions of the spring has been the Playing Pepper series. I ask a number of questions of blogs–some in the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, some not–that cover the other 29 teams in Major League Baseball. This year, not only is my son involved–he and I came up with the last question together–but [...]
You’ve probably never heard of, much less read, a book called Seasons in Hell by Mike Shropshire. It details some of the crazy events surrounding the 1973-1975 Texas Rangers. When it was published in 1996, Sports Illustrated ran a story comprised of snippets from the book. I found that article hilarious, and subsequently bought the [...]
Illinois and Missouri clash in college baseball game on April 2, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. ST. LOUIS, MO (March 07, 2014) – The “Braggin’ Rights” battle between the University of Illinois and the University of Missouri continues on Tuesday, April 2, at 6:30 p.m., when both schools’ baseball teams clash at Busch Stadium. All tickets for [...]
A rainy one down in Florida yesterday as the Cardinals and Twins, along with a number of other games around the state, were washed away by a spring storm. That doesn’t mean, of course, that we were completely devoid of news. There seems to be always something! The biggest “something” would be that the Cardinals [...]
