Matt Kilroy : The REAL Strikeout Leader
Baseball was recognizable as the baseball we know in 1886, but the rules were still being sussed out. The rules were different, but who cares? Matt Kilroy, a young Baltimore lefty, whiffed 513 batters in 1886.
Category Archives: Baseball Memories
The Most Disappointing Season For…The Atlanta Braves
Even though Hank Aaron was traded (at his request) to finish his career in Milwaukee, there was plenty of talent to maintain a competitive club – much like they had done so since moving to Atlanta.
Read moreThe Most Disappointing Season For … The St. Louis Cardinals
World Series champs were back with their entire lineup, all of them in their prime, a good starting staff and the best reliever in the game. There was no reason to not expect a repeat performance in the Fall Classic.
Read moreThe Most Disappointing Season for … the Philadelphia Phillies
There was a lot to like about the 1979 Phillies. They added Manny Trillo from the Cubs for rocks and garbage, grabbed young pitcher Nino Espinosa from the Mets, and grabbed THE free agent – Pete Rose.
Read moreThe Most Disappointing Season For…The Arizona Diamondbacks
As unfathomable at it seems (especially to those who were fans of the original Mets, Padres, Mariners, etc.) a third year expansion team was a legitimate World Series contender.
Read moreThe Most Disappointing Season For…the Detroit Tigers
The previous year these same Tigers won the division. In 1973, there was no reason they can’t get to the World Series. We have the players, the pitchers AND the manager.
Read moreTrue Baseball Love Never Dies (it just evolves)
Baseball has broken my heart, but I’m a glutton for punishment who’ll keep coming back because the love of scouting prospects is too much to resist.
Read moreThe Most Disappointing Season for … The Minnesota Twins
After Ron Gardenhire took over for Tom Kelly, Minnesota had been in the playoff six times between 2002 and 2010, and their worst record during that period was a 79-83 mark in 2007. But they never got over the hump.
Read moreThe Most Disappointing Season For…The Toronto Blue Jays
December 13, 1997 – a day that not only spawned the multi-media career of a bro fanboy from Boston, but it signaled to the baseball world that the Toronto Blue Jays had grown impatient of rebuilding from the ground up, and were ready to win now.
Read moreThe Most Disappointing Season For … The Montreal Expos
Raines, Carter, Dawson, Wallach and…Pete Rose! That was the splash for the Expos in 1984. Along with that great core group, Rose joined the team as a free agent to lend leadership and wisdom.
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