The story is a sad one – Mike Coolbaugh, 35 years old, was killed by a errant line drive during a minor league baseball game on July 22, 2007 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was likely a man you had never heard of – his 91 plate appearances scattered amongst 44 Major League Baseball games […]

As a fan of seeing new baseball stadiums, and as a frequent visitor to baseball parks big and small, I was naturally interested and excited when I received Patrick L. Shabram’s new book, Professional Ballparks of the West Coast. Shabram, who also penned a Guide to California’s Professional Ballparks, expands his scope to include revisions […]

One hasn’t been thrown in decades, the other is so rare in the modern game that I’d challenge you to name more than two current pitchers that throw it. But both have a cult following — and both are an integral part of baseball’s history. And both have been captured in a new book – […]

Almost every baseball fan should be familiar with Cooperstown, NY and the Baseball Hall of Fame, at a surface level if nothing less – that it’s the home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, and for many years was hailed as the birthplace of baseball, a story that has proven to be […]

A while back, Kevin Goldstein of BaseballProspectus.com told me that on average, one future Hall of Famer debuts every year in Major League Baseball. Just one – and who knows who or when it will be or what team that young player will first suit up for. The prospect of discovering that next great player […]

It’s long been said that baseball is a metaphor for life — and in some cases, that life is a metaphor for baseball. Anyone who’s played the game, or been around the game, can see how the lessons learned on the diamond can be applied to situations off the field. Phil Christopher, a preacher, and […]