World Series Winners By Year 1970s

1979-Pittsburgh 4, Baltimore 3-In a rematch of the 1971 Fall Classic, the Pirates pulled off a stunning comeback after trailing, three games to one. Led by 38-year-old Willie "Pops" Stargell," Pittsburgh...

National League All-Time Strikeout Leaders By Team

When you think of National League strikeout pitchers, you likely think of Tom Seaver, Randy Johnson, Bob Gibson and Steve Carlton. Those names are on this list along with several others who are the all-team...

Deion Sanders - American Football Star

Former NFL cornerback and MLB outfielder, Deion Luwynn Sanders was born in Fort Myers, Florida, on August 9, 1967. Sanders is now a commentator for the NFL Network. During his time in the National Football...

Best Baseball Teams Ever

There is no end to the statistical comparisons that could be made to select the best baseball teams in history. I set out to review the data and this led to me to discover that since 1907, twelve baseball...

Mediocre in the Middle: First Half Impressions of the NL Central

  So NL Central fans, here we sit at the All-Star break, wondering whether or not our team is gonna make a run in the second half, hoping that we are a buyer and not a seller at the trade deadline. But...

It's Opening Day - Do You Know Where Your Raincoat is?

Spring is always assured to bring warm weather, spring flowers, the Easter Bunny and America’s number one pastime – baseball.  Monday, April 6th was opening day for many professional baseball teams...

Michael Vick, Pete Rose, and Ethics in Sports

Watching the return of Michael Vick to the National Football League courtesy of the Philadelphia Eagles this weekend, I couldn’t help but compare and contrast his return to a different athlete, in a...

Cincinnati Reds All-Time Strikeout Leaders

  The Cincinnati Reds are one of baseball’s oldest, most storied franchises, and until recently have had a solid winning tradition.  The Reds boasted the Big Red Machine in the ‘70’s, with amazing...

Greatest Reds Sluggers of All Time

Old Time Idols

As I look at the choices made for children's idols at this era in time, I think back to my younger years. I have been considering the idols I have had in my life as a youngster. I believe every child has...