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Good MLB players in different uniforms: A look at a random year and two random teams

Jeff Perry — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Back before the invention of free agency in the 1970s, MLB players were not allowed to move from one team to another with the ease that they enjoy today. Popular players were on the same team throughout their career as long as they stayed productive. As the 1980s rolled in, fans got to see many […]

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Sticky fingers: The pine tar incident, New York Yankees, Kansas City Royals and Gaylord Perry

Jeff Perry — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 21:00:46 +0000

Sometimes life has a funny way of placing the right people in certain situations. Baseball can do the same thing. The 40-year anniversary of the Pine Tar Incident was recently celebrated. For those of you who may not know, it involved the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals, a bat with a good amount […]

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Baltimore Orioles: How about a little love in MLB history for Jim Palmer?

Jeff Perry — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 21:00:21 +0000

When we think about great pitchers, what names would you come up with? Would you think of more modern guys like Halladay, Ohtani, Scherzer, and Kershaw? Would you dig a bit deeper in history like Carlton, Seaver, Ryan, or Gibson? You could go into the way back machine and produce Johnson, Young and Mathewson. All […]

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Throwback glory: Reflecting on a pair of epic MLB All-Star Games

Jeff Perry — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 11:00:15 +0000

With the All-Star Game happening this week, I wanted to take you on a ride back in time to two of my favorite All Star games: 1999 and 1983. 1999 MLB All-Star Game: Fenway Park For anyone who has visited Fenway, you will immediately feel a mystique that is unique to this stadium. You feel […]

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Perfection: A look back at the glorious history of MLB’s perfect games

Jeff Perry — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 11:00:12 +0000

Baseball fans recently witnessed the amazing performance of New York Yankees starter Domingo German, throwing Major League Baseball’s 24th perfect game. For the Yankees, this is their fourth perfect game in franchise history, the most of any MLB club. Don Larsen in 1956 (in the World Series), David Wells in 1998 and David Cone a […]

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Drop ceilings, the FBI, and a corked bat: The Albert Belle incident

Jeff Perry — Sun, 25 Jun 2023 17:00:15 +0000

The last article I wrote about the strikes of 1981 and 1994 had me researching a bit and I found what certainly can be described as an oddity to trump all oddities … the Albert Belle corked bat incident. On July 15, 1994, Cleveland was home at Jacobs Field to take on the Chicago White […]

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The lost seasons: Analyzing impact on teams and players during MLB strikes of 1981 and 1994

Jeff Perry — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 12:15:45 +0000

The 1981 baseball season was such an odd year for many different reasons due to the player’s strike mid-season. Between May and August, 713 MLB games. Due to the work stoppage, the league came up with an idea that would have first-half division winners and second-half winners play in a playoff system never seen before. […]

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MLB history: Playing in only one game, introducing Ray Jansen

Jeff Perry — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 16:00:54 +0000

Every boy’s dream is to play in Major League Baseball. This one in a million chance is reserved for the very lucky and very talented. Some players spent their entire career there and become a part of MLB history … others get a small taste. Two movies that talk about the time they played in […]

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2 MLB players who never recovered from a hitting slump, and 1 who did

Jeff Perry — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 13:00:45 +0000

The dreaded hitting slump. Anyone who has played the game knows full well what it is and what it feels like. When I was in Little League, I fell into a terrible slump. After a great first season, I slipped to hit .118. I couldn’t get the bat on the ball all season. I tried […]

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Bosses who don’t like sports, Gaylord Perry, and Apollo 11

Jeff Perry — Sat, 27 May 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Baseball is a game of many things: stats, inches, 100-MPH fastballs and 400-foot shots to walk it off. What might be my favorite thing is the stories, including one of my favorites about Gaylord Perry. These stories that can take you to a time long ago, and even allow non-baseball fan to enjoy the sport, […]

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