For lots of obvious and good reasons, we don't spend a lot of time talking about weak hitters. I don't mean bad hitters, because we actually do spend a lot of time talking about them ("Who's the worst ...

CHICAGO — Wrigleyville is a cramped corner of Chicago, where everything is a fight for space. From bars to the bleachers to the bathroom, uncontested space is at a premium. The same goes for the ...

Since baseball is often (absurdly, I would argue) used as a metaphor for life, one might say of a new high-profile, made-for-cable baseball movie tonight, “The Winning Season,” that it only hits a ...

In the biggest of games against the greatest of rivals, it’s seemingly the smallest, most obscure things that make all the difference. So when Eaton’s standout senior cleanup batter Garrett Garrison ...

The Baseball Hall of Shame | Photo Credits: The Lyons Press "When we first did the book, people told us, 'How dare you do something negative about baseball,'" Nash recalls. "But as someone who loves ...

The great Henry Aaron turns 81 this week, a minor milestone that got me thinking about a major milestone: his 715th home run. Hank’s assault on Babe Ruth’s hallowed 714 was huge news in 1973, a season ...

Sometimes in baseball it's about how far you hit the ball, and other times it's more about where. The Rochester Honkers played it both ways to extend their winning streak Monday night at Mayo Field.