Jeff Perry

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Good MLB players in different uniforms: Random year, teams

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...

Sticky fingers: The pine tar incident and Gaylord Perry

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...

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Baltimore Orioles: How about a little lover for Jim Palmer?

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...

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Throwback glory: Reflecting on 2 epic MLB All-Star Games

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...

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

Baseball fans recently witnessed the amazing performance of New York Yankees starter Domingo German, throwing Major League Baseball’s 24th perfect...

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

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...

Lost MLB seasons: Analyzing the impact from 1981 and 1994

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...

MLB history: Playing in only one game, here's Ray Jansen

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...

2 MLB players who never recovered from a hitting slump

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...

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

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...

Boston Red Sox: Youkilis really the "Greek God of Walks?"

In the movie “Moneyball,” Kevin Youkilis was called “The Greek God of Walks” due to his patience at the plate. The Oakland A’s wanted to...

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Red Sox, Dodgers, and the Great Salary Dump of 2012

August 25, 2012. As the news dropped, I think everyone’s jaws dropped along with it. The Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers made a trade, and,...

Shohei Ohtani and a lesson on the power of listening

Baseball has a knack for reaching out and touching you in ways you would never expect. This happened to me last week in the midst of a tragic event...