During the 2013 season, there were sixteen Jewish baseball players in the big leagues. They are Ryan Braun, Craig Breslow, Ike Davis, Scott Feldman, Nate Freiman, Sam Fuld, Ryan Kalish, Ian Kinsler, Ryan Lavarnway, Boston Red Sox, Jason Marquis, Kevin Pillar, Josh Satin, Michael Schwimer,
It’s a funny little game, baseball. You’ve probably heard that said before. There have also been plenty of funny things said about America’s pastime. Below we have compiled a list of twenty-six funny baseball quotes in no particular order. Why twenty-six? Well, it’s kind of
There is something about Mickey Mantle that baseball card collectors just love. Sure he was a good player — one of the best ever — but the enthusiasm for his cards go beyond the numbers on the back of them and taps into the mystique
When compared to the other three major North American sports leagues, being a baseball player has its perks. Not only do baseball players enjoy longer careers than their basketball, football and hockey peers, but only basketball players make higher salaries, and that has a lot
Founded in 1870, the Chicago Cubs are the longest continuous one-city franchise in North American sports history. They are currently in the Central Division of the National League and have played their home games at Wrigley Field in Chicago since 1916. Their colors are blue,
Baseball memorabilia is a big business. If you don’t believe it, check out the prices paid for the 15 most expensive items of baseball memorabilia of all time. And also make sure to check out your elderly relatives attics for old baseball jerseys. One of
Baseball players say the darndest thing. Over the game’s century-and-a-half history many funny, insightful, wise or ridiculous things have been articulated about our national pastime. We’ve compiled some of these great baseball quotes below. “Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical.” —
America’s pastime has a rich history of producing some pretty juicy gossip. Check out the five most notorious baseball rumors of all-time. Number 5: Mike Piazza denies he is gay People have been speculating upon the sexuality of celebrities ever since there have been celebrities.
We’ve used the sabermetric statistic WAR (Wins Above Replacement) to determine the twenty best baseball players of all-time. We chose WAR to do the ranking because it attempts to account for all of a players contributions and adjusts for what era they played in. Number
The Boston Red Sox were founded in 1901 as one of the American League’s original eight franchises. They are in the American League’s East Division and have played their home games at Fenway Park in Boston since 1912. The Red Sox began as the American