The Hall of Very Good

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1927 – Pirates teammates Lloyd and Paul Waner become the first pair of…

After winning six of seven at home, the Chicago Cubs hit the road Sunday and Joe Maddon was up to…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1928 – A’s player-manager Ty Cobb collects the last hit of his career…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1920 – Warren G. Harding, who will be elected as the next president…

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined again by Phil Hecken. With Players Weekend in his rearview mirror,…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1964 – Masanori Murakami becomes the first native-born Japanese player to appear in…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1990 – Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey Jr. become the first father and…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1905 – In his first Major League at-bat, 18 year-old center fielder Ty…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1977 – At Jack Murphy Stadium, 39 year-old Cardinals outfielder Lou Brock swipes…

Following their historic World Series victory in October, Chicago Cubs tattoos have increased infinitely. Seriously, it’s almost harder to find…

From “Mr. Miami” to “Unicorn”, the names on the backs of players during Major League Baseball’s inaugural Players Weekend were,…

***SPOILERS*** People hate spoilers. Curt Schilling spoiled the “Game of Thrones” finale. Therefore…people must, ummm, not be too fond of…

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by author Charles Leerhsen. The author of Ty Cobb: A Terrible…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1991 – At Busch Stadium, Lee Smith becomes the fifth Major Leaguer to…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1989 – Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti, stating he believed that Pete Rose had…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1936 – The Indians seventeen year-old rookie pitcher, Bob Feller, makes his first…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1886 – Louisville’s Chicken Wolf hits a game-winning home run thanks to a…

Monday’s total solar eclipse left plenty in awe. Included…Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig. Before Monday’s game against the Pittsburgh…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1931 – Babe Ruth becomes the first major leaguer to hit 600 career…

Frank Pastore played eight years in the Majors and made it to the playoffs just once. And while some might…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1948 – The largest crowd (78,382) ever to attend a night game sees…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1951 – Forty-three inch tall Eddie Gaedel walks on four pitches in his…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1967 – Tony Conigliaro’s left cheekbone is shattered by a fastball thrown by…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1948 – An estimated crowd of 100,000 fans passes by the body of…

Dumb question, but we’ve all been to that sports bar that has framed jerseys on the walls, right? Well…the Salt…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1948 – In the age 53, with his wife Claire and his two…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1989 – In his second start after coming back from cancer surgery, left-hander…

TODAY IN BASEBALL courtesy of National Pastime 1981 – Dave Kingman’s home run, a monstrous blast estimated to have travelled…

If you blinked…you missed it. During this past weekend’s series between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, some…