Carlton Fisk stolen base threat at 37 years old
Did Tony LaRussa encourage Carlton Fisk to steal more bases in 1985?
Did Tony LaRussa encourage Carlton Fisk to steal more bases in 1985?
I went to vote, and do my Cub fan duty of voting for all the Cubs players. But I was in for a surprise.
How Báez, Bryant, and Rizzo look on their new trading cards
It’s possible that the baseball card industry will have THREE years of cards from 2023-2025 being produced with no team logos. Generic crap cards for three solid years.
According to the Cubs HOF, the greatest Cub since 1998 is Greg Maddux (even though in his three years of 2004-2006, he was 38-37 with 4.27 ERA).
Rizzo took the list of Cubs with the most career WAR; and looked to see which of their uniform numbers were available on the Yankees. Answer: Rick Reushel’s #48
I got the news that White Sox player Yermin Mercedes is retiring halfway through his rookie season. (via a tweet from @AndyMarfia) Wasn’t Mercedes incredible? First player ever to have 8 consecutive hits to start the season. I was surprised to hear he’s back down in the minors. His controversial 3-1 homerun (May 17). At …
Today I learned (from the Topps Now on Bunt) that Trea Turner hit his third career cycle. Only three other players have three career cycles: Adrián Beltré, Babe Herman and Bob Meusel. Trea Turner is in my Hall of Fame. (To get into my Hall, you need to be in the top ten at least …
If you get to work at a desk over home plate, what bathrooms can you use? Do they provide an extension cord? I have a total of 16 questions.
What do the Chicago Cubs and the Millennium Falcon have in common?
Aroldis Chapman looks extremely tough here. Almost TOO tough. Like, in a rage.
Topps Bunt released another cool series. The nickname series is cool—starting off with KUNG FU PANDA. The lettering of the nickname in diagonal text is like a Kung Fu movie poster. The splattering background gives great life and energy. The photograph is full of personality. What is he doing pointing to one of his fingers. …
You know what every MLB team should have? An official team flag. A flag that DOES NOT have their logo. Because a flag with a logo is a pennant. In fact, it would be a rule by MLB branding, that a team flag cannot have any letters at all. It would be interesting if MLB …
I discovered that Topps has its own NFT baseball cards based on the “WAX” blockchain. Called “TOPPS MLB SERIES 1 NFT COLLECTION”, they were released April 16, 2021. Topps released 50,000 standard packs with six digital collectibles for $4.99 each, along with 25,000 premium packs with 45 collectibles each for $99.99 apiece. The super-high-end cards …