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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...
What's 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 belonged to minor league hockey teams: the Toledo Goaldiggers and the Macon Whoopees. Minor league base...