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• This Day in Braves History: Julio Franco becomes second oldest player to homer in a gamePhoto by George Gojkovich/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1975 - The Atlanta Braves trade holdout first baseman Dick Allen and catcher Johnny Oates to the Phillies for catcher Jim Essian, outfielder Barry Bonnell and cash. Allen refused to report to the Braves after he was acquired in an off-season deal with the White Sox. 2005 - Julio Franco records three hits including his first h...2024See more Julio Franco headline news
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• This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones walks off PhilliesPhoto by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1987 - Graig Nettles and Dion James both hit grand slams to lead the Braves to a 12-4 win over the Astros. It is the first time since July 3, 1966 that the Braves have two grand slams in one game. 2000 - The Braves become the first National League team in 49 years to win 15 straight games with a 5-3 win over the Dodgers. The las...2024See more Chipper Jones news today
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 10Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Chuck Connors, the piece of metal comes to Chicago, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore...2024Continue with New York Highlanders latest news
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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta snaps a nine-game losing streakPhoto by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 2012 - Chipper Jones homers in his first game of the year to help the Braves to a 6-4 win over the Houston Astros. The win snaps a nine-game losing streak that dates back to their collapse at the end of the 2011 season which cost them a playoff spot. Tyler Pastornicky hit his first major league homer for Atlanta in the win. M...2024Continue with Scott Cunningham latest news
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• Baseball history unpacked, March 25Happy birthday, PCA! | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to PCA and other, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives ...2024Continue with Matt Dirksen headline news
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• Outside The Confines: It’s gotta be the pants!Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images The MLB uniform controversy continues. The Dodgers are the center of attention. A few smaller signings. Are the Pirates happy to be bad? And other news from around baseball. Good morning on the Cubs’ Spring Training Opening Day. Is that a thing? Jesse Rogers reports on the newest controversy about the new Nike/Fanatics uniforms: The pants are so sheer th...2024Read about Jesse Rogers
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• A Royals geographical lessonPhoto by © Wally McNamee/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images Who produces the best regional talent While snowed in recently, I got to thinking about states that seem to produce more professional athletes. Pennsylvania comes to mind immediately. Looking at the top football players who came out of Pennsylvania is like looking at a Hall of Fame roster. Same with baseball, as some of the biggest na...2024Continue with Stan Musial injury status
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• Baseball history unpacked, February 2Happy birthday, Dan Winkler! | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Dan Winkler! And other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narra...2024Visit the page Michael Reaves injury status
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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta acquires Max Fried from PadresPhoto by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 2014 - The Braves trade Justin Upton and Aaron Northcraft to the Padres in exchange for Max Fried, Dustin Peterson, Jace Peterson and Mallex Smith. MLB History 1914 - Clark Griffith meets with Walter Johnson in Kansas City and convinces him to re-sign with Washington for $12,500. 1934 - The Yankees send five players to San Fr...2023Read about Max Fried injury status
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• Today in White Sox History: October 5Josh Harrison and the White Sox saw their 2022 season marred by bumbling, not boosted by bravado. The .500 year ended, mercifully, one year ago today. | Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images While other years featured playoff heroics, 2022 ended with a burp 1908 White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh won his 40th game of the season, as he beat Detroit, 6-1. It was a crucial win for the team, ...2023Visit the page White Sox injury report
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• Baseball history unpacked, August 23Happy birthday, Mark Bellhorn! | Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. Happy birthday to Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee Mark Bellhorn! Walter Johnson faces The Babe and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present ...2023Visit the page Jonathan Daniel injury report
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• This Day in Braves History: Marquis Grissom extends hitting streak to 20 gamesPhoto by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1953 - The Braves defeat the Cubs 2-0 as Chicago third baseman Ransom Jackson grounds into three double plays to tie the National League record. 1956 - Warren Spahn homers off Cardinals pitcher Mel Wright giving Spahn a home run in every National League stadium. 1983 - Bob Horner suffers a broken wrist sliding into second base...2023Click for news about Warren Spahn injury status
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• Baseball history unpacked, August 2
Photo by Gary Leonard/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. The Dodgers have bright yellow balls, Walter Johnson debuts, Thurman Munson and Vin Scully pass on, and many other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cub...2023Continue with Vin Scully
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• Bringing the heat
Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Fastball, not a speedball “I had a friend was a big baseball player back in high school He could throw that speedball by you make you look like a fool, boy” Bruce Springsteen – “Glory Days” The Boss obviously never played any baseball. I’ve never heard anyone call a fastball a speedball. A speedball to my generation was a mixture of speed...2023See more Rich Schultz
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"Asked to throw a coin across a river, Walter Johnson delivered" - 2023
"MLB History 1931: At Chicago, Lefty Grove (25-2) wins his 16th consecutive game, 4-2, tying the American League record set by Walter Johnson and Joe Wood in 1912." - 2022
"Today in baseball history: 1914 - Washington manager Clark Griffith meets with Walter Johnson in Kansas City and convinces the star to re-sign for $12,500, considerably less than his recent contract with the Chifeds, with the assurance that Griffith would convince the Washington management to spring for a bigger contract later." - 2021
"The Deadball-era righty with an overpowering fastball drew comparisons to Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson." - 2020
"When you go through baseball history day by day, you see the name Walter Johnson a lot." - 2018
"The National Baseball Hall of Fame opened in Cooperstown in 1936, and that year the Baseball Writers' Association of America elected the first five players -- Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson." - 2016
"He watched the 2015 movie Fastball, which studied hard throwers from Walter Johnson to Bob Feller to Bob Gibson and Ryan." - 2015
"Wagner was a member of the inaugural Baseball Hall of Fame Class in 1936, along with Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson and Babe Ruth." - 2014
"Oh, and look who’s on the hill to close out his only World Series title – Walter Johnson."
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• Today in White Sox History: December 19The man of a million stories, Art Kusnyer, was born on this day, 78 years ago. | Jeff Gross/Getty Images Welcome to the world, Cave! 1914 Charles Comiskey paid to keep a star opposing pitcher in the American League? Indeed, the White Sox owner, in fear of Walter Johnson jumping from the AL’s Washington Senators to the Chifeds (Chicago Whales) of the new Federal League and creating a secon...2023Visit the page White Sox contract
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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta acquires Max Fried from Padres
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• Baseball history unpacked, December 4Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. There’s a draft in here, and other stories. Happy birthday to Lee Smith! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various ...2023See more articles MLB Photos salary rumors
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 11, 2023Can’t say I care for the Red Sox city connect jerseys. I mean, they’re fine-ish, just not for Boston | Photo by Nick Grace/Getty Images Out last week, out next week, but here this week At The Star, Jaylon Thompson profiles Cole Ragans: Sweeney said the Royals did their homework on Ragans. They evaluated his entire makeup prior to acquiring him from the Rangers. The process took a couple ...2023Continue with Red Sox
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• This Day in MLB History: February 2ndPhoto by Gary I. Rothstein/Icon SMI/Icon Sport Media via Getty Images MLB History 1876 - The National League was formed in New York City as a result of the lack of central direction in the young National Association. The NL will field eight teams in its inaugural season and will become the blueprint of professional team sports in North America. 1936 - The BBWAA elects Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, ...2024See more Babe Ruth statistics
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• Baseball history unpacked, August 7Greg Maddux throws during his 300th win, this date in 2004 | Photo by Michael Zagaris/MLB via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. Maddux’ 300th and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at b...2023Read about Greg Maddux stats
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• Baseball history unpacked, August 2
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• Today in White Sox History: July 31
Ken Griffey Jr., acquired on this day 15 years ago, was the reason for this John Danks celebration two months later. Refresh your memory on why, below. | Jamie Squire/Getty Images Milestone homers, and trades made (and not) 1909 “Sleepy” Bill Burns fired a two-hitter in a doubleheader opener, defeating Walter Johnson in Washington, 1-0. The White Sox also knocked off the Senators in the n...2023See more White Sox scores
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• Baseball history unpacked, June 9
Happy birthday, Tony Wolters! | Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Tony Wolters, Tyler Colvin’s strange day, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, wi...2023See more articles Tony Wolters scores
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• Today in White Sox History: May 8
Walter Johnson throws in Chicago, circa 1912 — the year that the White Sox accounted for 100% of his home runs allowed. | Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Daily News collection/Chicago History Museum/Getty Images The South Siders derail The Big Train 1912 Pitching most of his career in the dead-ball era, it’s no shock that all-time hurling great Walter Johnson allowed just 97 home runs over his ...2023See more articles White Sox stats
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• This Day in MLB History: February 2
Photo by Steve Babineau /MLB Photos via Getty Images MLB History 1876 - The National League is formed in New York City as a result of the lack of central direction in the young National Association. The NL will field eight teams in its inaugural season and will become the blueprint of professional team sports in North America. 1936 - The BBWAA elects Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb Walter Johnson, Chr...2023Read about MLB Photos statistics
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 29Photo credit should read JOHN RUTHROFF/AFP via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Howard Johnson and the Randy Myers defense club subdue an unruly fan. Happy birthday to Howard. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, ...2023Continue with Ban Johnson
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• Baseball history unpacked, August 9Photo by Heinx Kluetmeier/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. Some notable birthdays and on-field exploits. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with p...2023See also Chicago Cubs
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• Today in White Sox History: July 31
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• This Day in Braves History: Chipper helps Atlanta snap losing streak
Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 2012 - Chipper Jones homers in his first game of the year to help the Braves to a 6-4 win over the Houston Astros. The win snaps a nine-game losing streak that dates back to their collapse at the end of the 2011 season which cost them a playoff spot. Tyler Pastornicky hit his first major league homer for Atlanta in the win. MLB His...2023See also Chipper Jones
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• This Day in Braves History: John Smoltz becomes Atlanta’s all-time strikeouts leaderPhoto by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1902: Baltimore outfielder Kip Selbach sets the post-1900 mark in the American League by making four errors, a mark tied by Braves outfielder Fred Nicholson in 1922. 1914 - Lefty Tyler stops the Reds for a 3-2 Braves win. 1951: In Boston, the Braves score five in the sixth and roll over the Dodgers, 13-4. Warren Spahn picks up h...2023Read about John Smoltz
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• Baseball history unpacked, June 23
Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The Sandberg Game and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the course of time. He...2023Click for news about Babe Ruth
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• Stage could be set for historic HOF class
The National Baseball Hall of Fame opened in Cooperstown in 1936, and that year the Baseball Writers' Association of America elected the first five players -- Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson. That is the royal class, the best of the best, the group of players meant to represent what this new Hall of Fame was all about....2018Click for news about Honus Wagner
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• Everywhere you look in baseball history, there's Walter Johnson
When you go through baseball history day by day, you see the name Walter Johnson a lot. There's a reason for that....2020
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• Shohei Ohtani did something MLB hasn’t seen in almost 100 years
Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports Shohei Ohtani is again in Babe Ruth’s company. Shohei Ohtani continues to set records in the most outstanding of ways. In the Los Angeles Angels 6-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday, Ohtani was once again incredible both on the mound as a starting pitcher and at the plate as the DH. He struck out 13 batters through five innings as a pitcher, the...2023Read about Shohei Ohtani
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 10
Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Jackie Robinson signs, Bill Veeck gives away seats, Cubs wave the BIG BANNER for the first time and win, too. Always made fresh, never reheated. Episode #778. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted,...2023Visit the page Jonathan Daniel
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• Honus Wagner Rare Card Sells for $1.32 Million at Robert Edward Auction
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• This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones walks off the Phillies
Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1987 - Graig Nettles and Dion James both hit grand slams to lead the Braves to a 12-4 win over the Astros. It is the first time since July 3, 1966 that the Braves have two grand slams in one game. 2000 - The Braves become the first National League team in 49 years to win 15 straight games with a 5-3 win over the Dodgers. The...2023Continue with Chipper Jones
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• DeGrom Before The Storm
This Jacob deGrom (5 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 2 baserunners, 12 Ks, ERA at 2.53) is among the best pitchers ever. I don't know what's changed for him in recent years, but he's gone from one of the best pitchers in the league to one of the best pitchers ever. He's Walter Johnson in color. He's Bob Feller on the back of a motorcycle doing 101 MPH, holding out a four-seamer. He's "Aw Shucks" Bob Gibson. The las...2022See more Bob Feller
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• What if they had fantasy leagues back in the Babe's day?
Greats like Nap Lajoie or Walter Johnson may have had no idea what their fantasy baseball auction value was or where they would have fallen in an AL-only format, but they put up seasons relative to their era that would impress even the Mike Trouts of the world....2015
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• Top 10 fantasy seasons of all time
Greats like Nap Lajoie or Walter Johnson may have had no idea what their fantasy baseball auction value was or where they would have fallen in an AL-only format, but they put up seasons relative to their era that would impress even the Mike Trouts of the world....2015
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• Baseball history unpacked, December 19
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