Baseball Hall of Famer ‘Stan the Man’ Musial Dies at 92 Years Old
One of the great baseball players of all time #6, Stan ‘Stan the Man’ Musial, died on Saturday at the age of 92. He was not only one of the greats but a great baseball name.
One of the great baseball players of all time #6, Stan ‘Stan the Man’ Musial, died on Saturday at the age of 92. He was not only one of the greats but a great baseball name.
Former Red Sox manager Terry Francona has penned a new book that discusses his team's infamous late-season crash in the fall of 2011, one of the biggest collapses in baseball history. But the big news apparently is that Francona is willing to reveal a bit of the inner workings of the franchise's ownership, and it doesn't sound pretty.
The 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame nominees are in and there won't be any plaques added this year.
The 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame elections were earlier today an no player was selected. It's the first time since 1996 that nobody on the ballot got in. On this years ballot were a few of the 'steroid era' players, including Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa.
On Wednesday, baseball's Hall of Fame will announce the players who comprise the 2013 class of inductees—or they will announce that no one has surpassed the 75 percent voting mark required for induction. Which would be remarkable, given that some of the greatest players ever to step on a baseball diamond are on the ballot this year. So why the uncertainty? Steroids, of course.
Either as a way to pay homage to the legendary Abbott & Costello or merely a way to confuse the heck out young audiences, 'Late Night' host Jimmy Fallon performed a sequel to the always mind-boggling 'Who's On First?' routine. By his side stood some living legends who successfully delivered the hysterical sketch, making it a complete win.
The Boston Red Sox have next year's manager in place after hiring former pitching coach John Farrell. Now they begin to fill out his coaching staff. Brian Butterfield will follow Farrell from Toronto to Boston. Butterfield
In case you missed it—and judging by the ratings, you probably did—the San Francisco Giants finished their World Series sweep of the Detroit Tigers on Sunday night. This year continued a trend in which fewer and fewer people are watching the World Series, especially if it's a four-game sweep
Marco Scutaro's line drive single scored Ryan Theriot with the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers, 4-3, on Sunday night in Detroit to complete a four-game sweep of the 2012 World Series.
It seems that investigative journalism is no longer the most dangerous form of newscasting. It's time we add sports journalism to the list, because covering baseball just got dangerous!