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As a six-year old living in Baltimore, the Orioles were the first baseball team I followed. The 1961 season was the first one where I started paying attention to the games. And what a year […]

July 14, 2019 Bob Gibson has pancreatic cancer. Unbelievable. I read the news this morning that Gibson had sent an email that was forwarded to his fellow Hall of Fame inductees, informing them that he […]

The lyrics to baseball’s “theme song” were written by a man who was not a baseball fan. [getty src=”727070741″ width=”466″ height=”594″ tld=”com”]  

Just read that Bill Buckner has died after a battle with Lewy Body Dementia. I’ve always had mixed feelings about Buckner, because although I did not care for him as a player — particularly when […]

I just received word that Mark Carter of Muncie, Indiana — known far and wide as The Hot Dog Man — has died at age 58 after a brief illness. Mark became something of a […]

This poem sums up my feelings about the dumbed-down, strikeout-and-launch-angle-infested approach to baseball offense (and it IS offensive): The Old-Fashioned Batter by George E. Phair How dear to my heart was the old-fashioned batter, who […]

Slight detour from the usual baseball stuff to honor the memory of Forrest Gregg, the tremendous Packers lineman and NFL coach, who died today. His greatness at offensive tackle is undeniable. Vince Lombardi, certainly not […]

San Francisco Giants CEO Larry Baer was recently involved in a public altercation with his wife, Pam. TMZ has published a video of part of the incident, where Baer attempts to regain possession of his […]

by Larry Dierker The Astros are opening a team Hall of Fame and museum this year.  It’s a great idea, but it’s also a way to right a wrong. I could make a case for […]