The Spitter History Project: UNION! (Association, that is) – 1884


Hello American Association. No, not that one.
Read moreThe National (kinda) League Begins and Almost Ends.
Read moreThe National Association Lives (and Dies)
Read moreIf you haven’t really read a lot by John Thorn, this may surprise you. But everything you think you know about the origins of baseball is wrong.
Read moreWe at the Spitter take time to recognize those who toiled all season for teams that were…um…less than stellar. These are the best of the worst from 2016.
Read morePlenty of teams fell short in 2016, but nobody fell as short of expectations than did the Twins.
Read moreAdvertisements I’m a little ambivalent about this World Series. I love a good underdog story, and there are no two franchises more under-doggy than the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs. Their heydays were early in the 20th century, the Cubs in the first decade or so, and the Indians as soon as they stole Tris Speaker from the Red
Read moreBaseball, you’d think, would also not have tie games, thanks to extra innings and all. You’d think wrong. But there’s a reason why.
Read moreThe wife (now I can say that) and I cut the cable cord a while ago, and we were saving for our wedding so paying for anything except Netflix and Hulu were out.
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