On this date in 2001, in Seattle’s Safeco Field, Cal Ripken Jr. was named the MVP of the 72nd Major League Baseball All-Star Game, becoming only the 4th player in MLB history to win the All-Star Game MVP Award multiple times (1991 being the other year). Ripken, who homered in the third inning, started the [...]
This Day in History
Marty Marion, an icon in St. Louis passed away on Tuesday. Jon Mozeliak, GM for the Cardinals said he had never met Marion, who was 94, but mentioned in this obit piece by that he had met countless men named Marty in the St. Louis , all who say they were named for Marion. He [...]
This weeks contest is brought to us by Decision Day Fantasy Baseball, a board game created by GDC games GDC-GameDevCo Ltd. Decision Day Fantasy Baseball is a great way to get to know those players on those baseball cards you have been collecting, while gathering with family and friends. We have one [...]
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Events
1981 – Nolan Ryan issues his 1,777th free pass, passing Early Wynn for number one on the all-time list. He finished his career with 2,795 walks, nearly 1,000 more than his nearest competitor, Steve Carlton.
1982 – Cal Ripken beings his streak of 8,243 consecutive innings in a victory over the Twins.
2001 – [...]
The O’s won yesterday for only the second time this season. They haven’t beaten the teams they need to beat, and I can’t imagine the fan that is excited to see them face the Yankees. Well, Friday night a story broke that, despite my respect for Ken Rosenthal, has to be rubbish. The piece implied [...]
