It was April 14th, 2014, and it was gorgeous. The same couldn’t be said for that year’s Atlanta Braves season, with the recent retirement of Chipper Jones and a looming rebuild—after another violent and disappointing postseason exit the previous year. Regardless, my wife had gotten us tickets to the home opener, where Brave legend (giggle) […]

The time is ripe for baseball to find its new hero. Here’s why it should be Bryce Harper.

For a guy who pitched 21 seasons and ranged from dominant to solid, he remains something of an unknown in baseball history. So who the f*#k is Frank Tanana?

We take a look at the moment a single tendon snapped and took a franchise down with it.

Why MLB should leave Armando Galarraga’s near perfect game as is— for reasons more important than baseball.

Comparing the careers of two second basemen who deserve a closer look.

It’s easy to love a star. But here’s why the Lemmer was my favorite player as a kid.

Everything’s on the line. You’ve got One Game, One Series, One Season, and only one pitcher to use. Who is your choice?

Who was this oft-overlooked defensive star, and why isn’t he more known than he is?

Could 3,000 hits be enough for Nick Markakis?

“How can you not be Romantic About Baseball?” – Brad Pitt, Moneyball Ah yes, Valentines Day. Love is in the air, flowers are being distributed, and bad movies are being paraded everywhere. Most importantly, though, pitchers and catchers have reported to camp, ready to begin the epic journey towards baseball’s ultimate prize, the World Series. […]

We reflect on Johan Santana, who came out of nowhere to dominate the baseball world only to fall apart in a cloud of injury late in his career, leaving us to wonder: what could have been?

When baseball historians get into the “greatest player of all time” debates, typically they cop out to two things:  Accomplishments, and Context.  Often times, one is used to dampen the other.  For example: Ty Cobb ACCOMPLISHMENT: Arguably the greatest contact hitter of all time, he holds the all time batting average record of .367, and […]

It was a sunny day on April the 5th, 2010.  The Atlanta Braves were set to take on the Chicago Cubs at Turner Field, and the stands were buzzing.  All eyes were on right field, where a lanky 20 year old rookie was starting in his very first big league game.  This kid was different, […]