The Man of a Great Hitting Class from Grants Pass
Hey baseball fans! The 1922 St. Louis Browns were one of the greatest teams in baseball history…. that didn’t make the playoffs. However, there were many bright spots on the team, one of them being the...
View ArticleSo You Think You Can Name World Series Winners
Hey baseball fans! I recently posted a video on YouTube. The video is of me trying to name all of the winners of every single World Series from 1903 (the first ever World Series). To see if I succeeded...
View ArticleThe Mad Dash
Hey baseball fans!As most of you probably know, the Boston Red Sox just won the World Series, beating the St. Louis Cardinals in six games. However, did you know that the Sox and Cards have squared off...
View ArticleThe 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Inductees
Hey baseball fans! I recently realized that I never did a post about the 2013 National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum inductees. Now these inductees are not people who you probably recognize. Why?...
View ArticleML”what would”B: What if Sandy Koufax Was Never Plagued With Arthritis?
Hey baseball fans! I just put up another ML”what would”B post on More Than a Fan. In every ML”what would”B alternative history post, I discuss what would have happened if a famous event in baseball...
View ArticleAn Interview with Shoeless Joe Jackson (Sort of)
Hey baseball fans!I’m back with another interview! This time, it is with Shoeless Joe Jackson! I know what you are thinking: “How could you have gotten in touch with a ballplayer who died in 1951?”...
View ArticlePitchers Who Can Hit? WHAAAAAAATTTTTT?
Hey baseball fans! Most pitchers in baseball history are meant for pitching (obviously). However, before the creation of the designated hitter rule in 1973, pitchers on every single team in the MLB had...
View ArticleAn Allegorical Name to Remember
Hey baseball fans! There are only 24 pitchers with at least 300 career wins, but there are only two who have won exactly 300. However, I will not be talking about Lefty Grove. Instead, I will be...
View ArticleTurkey Stearnes Should Not Be Eaten on Thanksgiving
Hey baseball fans! Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all have an amazing holiday. Anyway, I was looking at the nicknames for Hall of Famers and I found that one HoFer has the nickname (wouldn’t you know...
View ArticleIf I Had a Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot 2014
Hey baseball fans! The 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot is now announced with a lot of stars’ names on the list for the first time. However, there are only five players on the list for the first time...
View ArticleAn Interview with the Mayor of Cooperstown
Hey baseball fans! I have another interview for you today! This interview is with someone who is very close to baseball, but does not currently have a job involving America’s pastime. Ladies and...
View ArticleAn Interview with Graig Nettles
Hey baseball fans! I have another interview today. This one is with All Star third baseman, Graig Nettles! But, before we get to the interview, let me tell you a little bit about one of the most...
View ArticleMatt’s Anti-Dream Team
Hey baseball fans! A while back, I wrote a post about my favorite players of all time at each position, my Dream Team. Recently, I’ve realized that a team is not a team without a rival. So, I’ve...
View ArticleNJBM: Whitey Herzog
Hey baseball fans! I just put up my latest post in the Kids’ Hot Korner section of New Jersey Baseball Magazine. This one is about Whitey Herzog, one of the greatest managers in Missouri baseball...
View ArticleThe Terrific One
Hey baseball fans! Considering I just watched Anchorman 2 on the big screen, here is a little something about a famous Met who was born in the same state that Ron Burgundy reported the news...
View ArticleCha-Cha Cha-Chas Into the Hall of Fame
Hey baseball fans! As some of you know, there are three Puerto Rican-born Hall of Famers in Cooperstown: Roberto Clemente, Roberto Alomar, and one other person. There are also three Hall of Fame...
View ArticleThe AL Counterpart to Ralph Kiner
Hey baseball fans and happy new year! When the name “Hank” is said in a conversation about baseball, many times the name is followed by the surname “Aaron.” However, there is another Hank who played...
View ArticleThe Predecessors to Mariano Rivera
Hey baseball fans! Sadly (for Yankee fans) Mariano Rivera has finally called it quits after playing 19 seasons in the Bronx. In honor of him, I want to talk about other great relievers in Yankee...
View ArticleThe Pine Tar Game
Hey baseball fans! A while back, I got the chance to interview Graig Nettles, a Yankee great and a member of the 300 home runs club. What I did not mention in that post was something he did that helped...
View ArticleBaseball with Matt’s First Ever Analysis of a Poem
Hey baseball fans! I’m going to do something that I’ve never done before on Baseball with Matt: I’m going to analyze a poem! But don’t worry; the poem is about baseball. This poem is probably my...
View ArticleA Man Who Could Lead a Team and an Army
Hey baseball fans! A couple of days ago, it was Babe Ruth‘s birthday! However, considering I’ve blogged about him a number of times, today I will be telling you about one of his fellow Hall of Fame...
View ArticleAn Interview about the Cooperstown Concert with Music Producer Loren Harriet
Hey baseball fans! I recently had the honor of interviewing Loren Harriet, a producer of music and concerts for over two decades. Harriet has produced music for guys like former Yankee star Bernie...
View ArticleArguably the Best Second Baseman of his Era
Hey baseball fans! There are three Hall of Famers from Puerto Rico. There was Roberto Clemente, the inspirational and excellent-hitting Pirate, Orlando Cepeda, the Baby Bull who played in St. Louis and...
View Article2014 World Series Wrap-Up: The Baseball Historian Notes for the Week of...
Congratulations to the San Francisco Giants for winning the 2014 World Series! Although not all of the individual games were nail biters, Game 7 and the totality of the series made for great baseball....
View ArticleJackie Robinson: Revisiting an Interview With a Baseball and Civil Rights Legend
The age of the internet is a blessing in that it allows for the preservation of so many primary sources—the collection of video, audio and written materials from our past. This is particularly...
View ArticleMickey Mantle’s Forgotten Twin Brothers
In baseball, it’s rare for a player to be deified to the level of former New York Yankees outfielder Mickey Mantle, who could seemingly do it all on the field. However, few baseball fans are aware that...
View ArticleWhich Former Major League Players Have Become Stars in Korea?
Making it to the major leagues is a monumental task that is accomplished by a mere fraction of the players who are lucky enough to have professional careers. Getting there and staying there for any...
View ArticleHas Boston Red Sox Pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez Made the Leap?
The Boston Red Sox gambled they were making a shrewd move when they traded star reliever Andrew Miller to the Baltimore Orioles in 2014 for prospect left-handed pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez. Although he...
View ArticleFormer Pitcher Russ Ortiz Recalls His Baseball Career
Pitching is one of the most difficult endeavors in baseball. It was particularly daunting in the early 2000s, as offenses were operating at high-octane levels. That makes the career of Russ Ortiz all...
View ArticleBaseball Pioneers: True Stories of Guts and Glory as Told by Pioneering Men...
Baseball history hounds can never satiate their appetite for digging in deep and uncovering myriad layers of the game that fascinates them much like an Indiana Jones treasure hunt. The stories, the...
View ArticleLenny DiNardo: Memorable Boston Red Sox Pitcher Recalls His Career
Making it to the major leagues is tough enough on its own. Breaking through to baseball’s highest level and becoming part of a historically memorable team is even rarer. Left-handed pitcher Lenny...
View ArticleThe Baseball Hall of Fame Case for Fred McGriff
Voting for the 2019 class of the National Baseball Hall of Fame is due shortly. As always, there will be much debate over who should and shouldn’t get in, and a wheelbarrow load of whys. Contributing...
View ArticleJalal Leach: A Giant Testament to Perseverance
When baseball players sign their first professional contract they have stars in their eyes and no doubts in their mind as they are certain they will play in the major leagues. Unfortunately, the...
View ArticleHow Has Bryce Harper’s Contract Impacted Mookie Betts’ Quest for a New Deal?
The recent signing of free-agent outfielder Bryce Harper to a record-breaking 13-year, $330 million contract by the Philadelphia Phillies sent shock waves across baseball. Although the star slugger...
View ArticleRafael Devers: Boston Red Sox Third Baseman is in the Midst of a Major Breakout
The disappointing start to the 2019 season for the Boston Red Sox has dominated the minds of fans and followers alike. After all, coming off a magical 2018 campaign that saw a jaw-dropping 108...
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