This is what the Cardinals used to neutralize Ted Williams.
The .350+ hitter during the season was able to muster a 5-for-25 World Series (.250).
Make all the complaining you want but if it works and helps win games, do it.
Carl Erskine pitched two no hitters. Carl Daniel Erskine (born December 13, 1926) is a former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1948 through 1959. He was a pitching mainstay on Dodger teams which won five National League pennants, peaking…
Baseball History 1943 New York entrepreneur William D. Cox purchases the bankrupt Phillies from the National League. The 33 year-old new owner will be banned from baseball in November by commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis when he admits to making some “sentimental” bets on his team during the season. 1954 In their first major trade since…
In short, it’s one thing to win an election in a non-presidential year, when minorities and young people stay home and older, whiter voters make up a disproportionate share of the electorate. It’s another thing to win when a Democratic presidential candidate is luring the party’s base back to the polls — especially when that candidate…
Next time, I will be discussing who should go and who should stay. Also, let’s dive into the prospects.
Continuing my series on Illinois Born Players- “Boys of Summer” Series William George “Billy” Rogell was born in Springfield, Illinois on November 24, 1904. He played in the Southwestern League for 2 years and ws discovered and signed by the Boston Red Sox in 1925. They liked his bat and convinced him to…
Here are the Top Ten Running Backs in the Big Ten in my opinion. They are listed in the order that I believe are the best of the ten first. Melvin Gordon- Wisconsin Kenosha born Gordon has had an outstanding career at Wisconsin. He is the fastest player in Wisconsin history to reach…