“That’s the story of my life, no respect, I don’t get no respect at all!” Recently, my friend read me a Bleacher Report article, Major League Baseball’s Top 10 Starting Pitchers of All Time and noticed something striking; Nolan Ryan wasn’t in the top 10.
Gehrig, DiMaggio, and company gave the future Hall of Famer the worst game of his career on one day in 1938. Everyone in baseball has bad days now and then.
To all who served, thank you Yes we know it’s still a day early, but given that Veterans Day falls on a weekend this year and today is the day that most
The Indians collapse in September, but the future still looks bright after the arrival of Herb Score May 2nd, 1955, Cleveland area newspaper subscribers awoke to the following headlines: “Tribe’s Terrific Twosome: Mr.
While the 1951 Cleveland Indians were no World Series champions, it’s unfair to call their season a failure. If you missed parts 1 & 2 I highly recommend
1948 - In the opening game of the World Series, the Boston Braves beat Bob Feller and the Cleveland Indians, 1-0, with only two hits and the benefit of a disputed call on a pick-off attempt in the eighth inning by Feller.
Using WAR to help us rank them, let's look at the top 24 players in the history of the Cleveland Guardians franchise.
Fastball, not a speedball “I had a friend was a big baseball player back in high school He could throw that speedball by you make you look like a fool, boy” Bruce Springsteen – “Glory Days” The Boss obviously never played any baseball.
MLB History 1938 - Grover Cleveland Alexander is elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA. 1947 - The Tigers sell first baseman Hank Greenberg to the Pirates.
The Major League Award season passed by early at the start of the offseason, and the Minnesota Twins missed out on most of the big ones, with the team failing to have any finalists outside of Gold Glove awards and Luis Arraez taking home a Silver Slugger award.
Braves Franchise History 1948 - In the opening game of the World Series, the Boston Braves beat Bob Feller and the Cleveland Indians, 1-0, with only two hits and the benefit of a disputed call on a pick-off attempt in the eighth inning by Feller.
The heater from Van Meter The building is starting to show its age but being made of brick, it’ll stand for several more decades. The stone mural still graces the north side and looks tremendous.
Yep, another unique no-hitter involving the South Siders. 1940 Cleveland’s Bob Feller no-hit the White Sox on Opening Day, 1-0 — the only no-hitter in Opening Day history.
We learned in mid-September that Twins pitcher Griffin Jax had been named the 2021 MLB winner of the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award winner. On Thursday night, he received the honor in a virtual ceremony.
Wanna have a catch? A couple years ago, my wife and I spent a day at the Iowa State Fair. We spent most of the day people watching, which is a secret joy of mine, but I was also able to squeeze in a turkey leg and a large lemonade.
While no-nos are obviously tremendous accomplishments, the list of pitchers who have thrown one includes some names you wouldn't expect. When it comes to hurlers who have done it more than once, that is understandably not the case.
On this day 72 years ago, Joe DiMaggio hit three consecutive home runs — the first two off fellow Hall of Famer Bob Feller — to lead the Yankees to a 6-5 win over Cleveland in the opener of a doubleheader.
CC Sabathia contemporaries Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander are more celebrated. But when it comes to consistency, few can approach Sabathia over the past three decades, Matt Whitener writes.
As the corner turns to March, the spring picks up pace and the sounds of the national pastime begin ringing out again. The waning days of February also bring to a close yet another Black History Month and the reminders and reminiscing the month brings of the works of many great African-Americans throughout the nation’s history.
In Major League Baseball, winning can be infectious. In the history of the league, there have been 10 teams to have at least 3 pitchers to win 20 or more games. How many of these 31 pitchers can you name?
A pitcher for the Cleveland Indians has had a 20 or more win season 58 times. How many of these 28 impressive hurlers can you name?
33 pitchers in MLB history have had 5 or more 20+ win seasons since 1900. These are some of the most memorable hurlers in the history of the game. How many of them can you name?
Some of the greatest pitchers in MLB history have a record of playing pitch-and-catch with a handful of solid catchers as their "battery mates." We have identified 22 pitching greats by their battery mates. How many of them can you name?
Since 1900, 20 MLB pitchers have recorded 10 or more shutouts in a single season. How many of them can you name?
Thirty-five players in the history of the Cleveland Indians franchise are members of the MLB Hall of Fame. How many of them can you name?Note: Includes members of the Cleveland NapsNote: * Means not consecutive years played
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