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Donora, PA barely has a population of 5,000, yet is the birthplace of two left-handed slugging, HOF legends both born 49 years apart on the same date—today.
Happy birthday to Stan "the Man" Musial and Ken "the Kid" Griffey Jr.
Happy birthday to Stan "the Man" Musial and Ken "the Kid" Griffey Jr.
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Donora, PA barely has a population of 5,000, yet is the birthplace of two left-handed slugging, HOF legends both born 49 years apart on the same date—today.
Happy birthday to Stan "the Man" Musial and Ken "the Kid" Griffey Jr.
Happy birthday to Stan "the Man" Musial and Ken "the Kid" Griffey Jr.
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Sometimes you run across an old quote that stops you cold. From a Jayson Stark article in January 2000:
November 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Sometimes you run across an old quote that stops you cold. From a Jayson Stark article in January 2000:
ESPN can't wait for next season.
November 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
ESPN can't wait for next season.
Today's First Pitch looks back at one the greatest games in baseball history. Check it out.
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November 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Today's First Pitch looks back at one the greatest games in baseball history. Check it out.
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Have pitchers gotten wilder?
According to @Stathead, there have been 24 instances of a team throwing three or more wild pitches in a postseason game since 1982.
Before 1982? None.
According to @Stathead, there have been 24 instances of a team throwing three or more wild pitches in a postseason game since 1982.
Before 1982? None.
October 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Have pitchers gotten wilder?
According to @Stathead, there have been 24 instances of a team throwing three or more wild pitches in a postseason game since 1982.
Before 1982? None.
According to @Stathead, there have been 24 instances of a team throwing three or more wild pitches in a postseason game since 1982.
Before 1982? None.
First Pitch incoming. Obviously, a lot to talk (and write) about out here on the West Coast.
October 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
First Pitch incoming. Obviously, a lot to talk (and write) about out here on the West Coast.
This is the deal with the devil that sports entities have made and are now seeing the consequences of.
Beware #MLB...and NFL, and NBA, and so on...
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
Beware #MLB...and NFL, and NBA, and so on...
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
Sources: Billups, Rozier arrests tied to gambling
Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Heat guard Terry Rozier have been arrested as part of a pair of investigations related to illegal gambling, sources told ESPN.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This is the deal with the devil that sports entities have made and are now seeing the consequences of.
Beware #MLB...and NFL, and NBA, and so on...
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
Beware #MLB...and NFL, and NBA, and so on...
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
Random thought: Ever since Arte Moreno stripped "Anaheim" from the #Angels team name in 2016, they haven't had a single winning season. The Curse of Anaheim?
September 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Random thought: Ever since Arte Moreno stripped "Anaheim" from the #Angels team name in 2016, they haven't had a single winning season. The Curse of Anaheim?
He won the AL MVP 73 years ago and he's still with us. Happy 100th birthday to Bobby Shantz!
September 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
He won the AL MVP 73 years ago and he's still with us. Happy 100th birthday to Bobby Shantz!
For those who want to know:
This season, there have been 65 position players who have appeared in a combined 122 games as an emergency (late-inning batting practice) pitcher. In 134 innings, they've given up 269 hits, 171 runs (163 earned), 38 HRs, 50 BBs, and have hit 21 batters.
ERA: 10.95.
This season, there have been 65 position players who have appeared in a combined 122 games as an emergency (late-inning batting practice) pitcher. In 134 innings, they've given up 269 hits, 171 runs (163 earned), 38 HRs, 50 BBs, and have hit 21 batters.
ERA: 10.95.
September 9, 2025 at 12:26 AM
For those who want to know:
This season, there have been 65 position players who have appeared in a combined 122 games as an emergency (late-inning batting practice) pitcher. In 134 innings, they've given up 269 hits, 171 runs (163 earned), 38 HRs, 50 BBs, and have hit 21 batters.
ERA: 10.95.
This season, there have been 65 position players who have appeared in a combined 122 games as an emergency (late-inning batting practice) pitcher. In 134 innings, they've given up 269 hits, 171 runs (163 earned), 38 HRs, 50 BBs, and have hit 21 batters.
ERA: 10.95.
A woman umpire, the year's longest winning streak, baseball at a NASCAR racetrack, and the latest four-homer performance. All that and much more, including some surprises on our rundown of the month's Best & Worst, in our August Comebacker. thisgreatgame.com/comebacker/
The Monthly Comebacker—This Great Game
A look back at the big events, milestones, news-makers and outrageous moments that was baseball history over the last month.
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September 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A woman umpire, the year's longest winning streak, baseball at a NASCAR racetrack, and the latest four-homer performance. All that and much more, including some surprises on our rundown of the month's Best & Worst, in our August Comebacker. thisgreatgame.com/comebacker/
Besides the four home runs he hit tonight, Kyle Schwarber set a #Phillies record with nine RBIs. Four players had held the old mark of eight, most recently Jayson Werth in 2008.
August 29, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Besides the four home runs he hit tonight, Kyle Schwarber set a #Phillies record with nine RBIs. Four players had held the old mark of eight, most recently Jayson Werth in 2008.
The crowd of 17,675 at Busch Stadium tonight is the smallest (non-COVID-impacted) since the ballpark opened in 2006—and the smallest for a #Cardinals home game since 1997.
August 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The crowd of 17,675 at Busch Stadium tonight is the smallest (non-COVID-impacted) since the ballpark opened in 2006—and the smallest for a #Cardinals home game since 1997.
It was 59 years ago today that Art Shamsky hit three HRs for the #Reds despite not entering the game until the eighth inning. Shamsky recalls that game in our interview with him earlier this year. thisgreatgame.com/art-shamsky/
They Were There: The TGG Interview with Art Shamsky
The former slugger talks about hitting four home runs in a row, his time with the 1969 Mets, managing in Israel, and writing books.
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August 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
It was 59 years ago today that Art Shamsky hit three HRs for the #Reds despite not entering the game until the eighth inning. Shamsky recalls that game in our interview with him earlier this year. thisgreatgame.com/art-shamsky/
This is a friendly reminder that the #Rockies are 4-0 when playing with an eight-game losing streak.
They'll have a chance to make it 5-0 on Tuesday after losing their eighth straight game for the fifth time this year on Monday, 3-2 against the #Cardinals.
They'll have a chance to make it 5-0 on Tuesday after losing their eighth straight game for the fifth time this year on Monday, 3-2 against the #Cardinals.
August 12, 2025 at 4:15 AM
This is a friendly reminder that the #Rockies are 4-0 when playing with an eight-game losing streak.
They'll have a chance to make it 5-0 on Tuesday after losing their eighth straight game for the fifth time this year on Monday, 3-2 against the #Cardinals.
They'll have a chance to make it 5-0 on Tuesday after losing their eighth straight game for the fifth time this year on Monday, 3-2 against the #Cardinals.
Over their last six games, the #Nationals have allowed 103 hits over 248 at-bats for a .415 batting average; that’s the most hits conceded over a six-game stretch since the St. Louis Browns gave up 104 in 1936.
August 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Over their last six games, the #Nationals have allowed 103 hits over 248 at-bats for a .415 batting average; that’s the most hits conceded over a six-game stretch since the St. Louis Browns gave up 104 in 1936.
In today's First Pitch:
* Farewell, Ryno
* Emmanuel Clase caught up in gambling probe
* Can Cade Smith be Clase on the mound? (Last night's answer: No)
* Manfred v. Harper
* Astros finally score first, still lose
*Ohtani plates his 100th
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* Farewell, Ryno
* Emmanuel Clase caught up in gambling probe
* Can Cade Smith be Clase on the mound? (Last night's answer: No)
* Manfred v. Harper
* Astros finally score first, still lose
*Ohtani plates his 100th
Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
In today's First Pitch:
* Farewell, Ryno
* Emmanuel Clase caught up in gambling probe
* Can Cade Smith be Clase on the mound? (Last night's answer: No)
* Manfred v. Harper
* Astros finally score first, still lose
*Ohtani plates his 100th
Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
* Farewell, Ryno
* Emmanuel Clase caught up in gambling probe
* Can Cade Smith be Clase on the mound? (Last night's answer: No)
* Manfred v. Harper
* Astros finally score first, still lose
*Ohtani plates his 100th
Check it out! thisgreatgame.com