Oldest MLB Stadiums: The Definitive List
Dec 16, 2019 · The third oldest stadium in the MLB is Dodger Stadium, built in 1962 in Los Angeles, California, and home to the Los Angeles Dodgers. This stadium is only one of the three oldest stadiums still standing from when the MLB expanded their efforts out towards the west coast and is the oldest stadium west of the Mississippi River.
The Best Baseball Quotes of All Time
Apr 10, 2021 · If it takes me to play first base, third base, right field, I just want to win the game.”. – Albert Pujols. “To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.”. – Willie Stargell. “If you have a bad day in baseball, and start thinking about it, you will have 10 more.”.
Best Baseball Songs: The Definitive List
May 3, 2020 · Watch on. #18. “Right Field” by Peter, Paul, and Mary. “Right Field” by Peter, Paul, and Mary was released in 1987. The song is nostalgic, written about a boy playing baseball in right field while watching the dandelions grow. Peter, Paul and Mary - Right Field (25th Anniversary Concert) #17. “Dock Ellis” by S.F. Seals.
Joe Landolina - Through The Fence Baseball
July 23, 1968. The Cincinnati Reds entered the bottom of the ninth inning at old Forbes Field with a 5-3…. Pirates beat reporter for Last Word On Sports. Proud fan of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Steelers (now that Big Ben has retired), New York Knicks, Duquesne University Dukes and St. Vincent College Bearcats. Consumer of pop culture.
Arch Ward and the first MLB All-Star Game, 1933
Jun 30, 2013 · Rather, Ward wanted baseball fans to remember just that one singular game, the “Game of The Century,” played on a sunny summer day in July back in 1933. Author’s note: The 2013 All-Star Selection show will be held on July 6, 80 years to the day of the first official major league baseball all-star game. Sources:
Ranking the top pitchers in Los Angeles Dodgers history
Sep 15, 2011 · 5. Fernando Valenzuela (1980-90) – Valenzuela hardly looked like a pitching specimen when he arrived in Los Angeles with his glasses and portly frame. However, Valenzuela helped lead the Dodgers to the 1981 World Series title by winning the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season.
The Hit List: 12 most useless baseball statistics ever
Oct 3, 2013 · All the acronyms. Welcome to baseball statistics soup. Ever since 1845, this beloved sport has drowned its fans in frippery — or what we longingly call “baseball statistics.”Most of it has been good strumming up feelings of yesteryear and wistfulness, romanticizing each position with sentimentality and equipping homers in each league with enough ammo for one-upmanship in the local ...
Could Christopher Morel be the ‘powder keg’ the Rays desperately …
Sep 18, 2024 · In dire need of electricity at the plate, the Rays could turn to Christopher Morel, a utility player brought over from the Chicago Cubs in a mid-season deal. Though he hit .191 with Tampa Bay, Neander, for one, believes Morel could be the missing link. Morel was on the Rays’ radar screen for some time, and just before the 2024 trade deadline ...
Rays’ Ryan Pepiot finds himself in ‘a good place’
Feb 20, 2024 · PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – If enthusiasm can be translated into production, this could be a break-out season for Tampa Bay Rays’ righthander Ryan Pepiot. A combination of a lingering injury and a traffic jam on the mound likely initiated off-season movement from the sunny confines of Dodger Stadium to Florida’s Gulf Coast. Now, Pepiot has.
The Evolution of Baseball Gloves And How They Vary By Position
Jun 8, 2021 · The Origin of the Baseball Glove. In the very beginning of baseball, gloves were not used at all. It was looked at as “soft” to use a glove. Players would put their hands together and catch the ball with both hands. The first player to use a glove in a game was Charlie Waitt, an outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, who used a pair of ...