Usually a player who has put up great (and that could be Hall of Fame-like) numbers is recognized as his team’s most dangerous offensive weapon. A star. Players like Bryce Harper, Manny Machado and Giancarlo Stanton. Yet the fans’ adulation …

A gift-wrapped present from the baseball gods. The chance to see eight future Hall of Famers in one baseball game, plus a few others who came close to being Hall of Famers. All in an action-packed game seven of the …

The relief pitcher as a weapon. Mr. Unhittable has been a force who changes the outcomes of baseball games for the last about 50 years. Some of these weapons have been named Dennis Eckersley,  Rollie Fingers, Goose Gossage, Sparky Lyle, Mariano Rivera, Bruce Sutter and Billy Wagner. And for …

Between the time Keith Hernandez broke in with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1974 and his last year in baseball in 1990 with the Cleveland Indians baseball lost itself. The average baseball salary was $44,000 in 1975. Nolan Ryan hit …

Breaking News from The Off-Base Newsdesk* at Foul Territory… PHILADELPHIA — Three weeks prior to Mike Trout signing a record-breaking contract of $430 million over 12 years with the Angels, Bryce Harper held the title with his 13-year, $330 million …

In a revealing article entitled, Rob Manfred goes to bat against fans in latest rain-delay rip-offs, the New York Post’s sports media critic, Phil Mushnick, argues that in rainout upon rainout, MLB has clearly opted for callous indifference to the …

The old days of baseball. The scheduled  Sunday afternoon doubleheader. Or the midweek twi-night doubleheader that usually started around 4 pm. The timeless pleasure of seemingly endless baseball, or the doubleheader. The Beauty of Traditional Doubleheaders The late afternoon twi-nighter …

The Minnesota Twins (remember Harmon Killebrew?) have played their 42nd game, 25 percent of a baseball season, and have the second-best record in the American League behind Houston. Pretty good for a team that plays in the same division as …

Another dubious baseball record is about to be created. In 35-year-old Edwin Jackson’s next appearance on the mound, this time for his new team, the Toronto Blue Jays, he will throw a fastball for his 14th major league team (2003-2019). …

Imagine if gambling and reduced viewership were the future of baseball? Take a closer look at baseball back at the turn of the 20th century. The days when the game was vituperative and truculent, yet continued to not only grow …