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Does it feel to you like the Cubs lose regular-season games on walk-offs far more often than they win them in that fashion? It certainly has been true the last 3 seasons. The Cubs are 0-3 in...

Alternate identities are all the rage in Minor League Baseball. Last Sunday, the Worcester Red Sox raised the concept to a new level with an alternate identity based on a team that played locally in the 1800s. Boston's Triple-A affiliate took the field at Polar Park as the Ruby Legs,

Al Yellon published a front-page post a few days ago, asking whether the 2023 Oakland Athletics will end the season up as the worst team in Major League history. After their loss Friday, the A's...

From former franchise names to regional fare and so much more, alternate on-field identities connect Minor League clubs with the local community in creative ways and often encapsulate one of the game's most important elements -- fun. Some teams take the opportunity to honor pioneers of the past, including Negro

Only 1 Major League pitcher who threw a no-hitter threw another in his next start. You may know his name, Johnny Vander Meer, and his teams, the Reds. You may even know that he did it in 1938. H...

Third in a series of posts about attendance at Cubs' home games in 1876-1900, the 25 seasons of the National League before the Modern Era began in 1901. ......... "The attendance was about 2,500...

Much of Major League Baseball's record-keeping is restricted to the game's Modern Era. The first season of that era, 1901, was the first in which the American League was a second Major League. B...

Whats in a (team) name?, Part 1 By JohnW53 on Jan 3, 2021, 4:38am CST + Over the years, picking a name for a new professional sports team has become a complicated process, often involving consultants, focus groups and contests in which fans are invited to submit proposed names. Teams frequently want a name that is striking, if not downright bizarre. Case in point: the Seattle Kraken, who will begin play in the National Hockey League in 2021-22. Two of my all-time favorite names belo...