Willie Mays rumors, news

Willie Mays news, rumors

  • • Willie Mays Says Good-Bye to America
    The Say-Hey Kid ended his career in a memorable postseason. The post Willie Mays Says Good-Bye to America appeared first on Pitcher List....2026
  • • On what would have been his 95th birthday, Willie Mays now has a highway to his name
    2026
  • M is for ........... more cards!
    • M is for ........... more cards!
     You fellow '70s kids know already that M is for Martha, but fortunately there are collectors in our corner of the ridiculous internet that know that M is also for More Cards. Johnny has been sending sequels to his recent card distributions and I received my second share about a week ago. He's still ridding himself of players who start with M that no longer live up to his standards. My l...2026
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  • • Ray Dandridge -- stuck in the Minors -- helped Willie Mays reach the Majors faster
    2026
  • Todays the Day! Black Baseball in Alabama: Rough Diamonds of Dixie
    • Todays the Day! Black Baseball in Alabama: Rough Diamonds of Dixie
     Its opening day for Alabama baseball history! Black Baseball in Alabama: Rough Diamonds of Dixie is available now wherever books are sold.The title says it all, covering the baseball teams, players, games and events as the sport spread across the state and country in Black communities from the Civil War through 1950. Grab a copy and wave it at me, I would be thrilled to sign it for you, and ...2026
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  • • Here’s to the winners
    Sort of. As a fan of a certain age, I have trouble reconciling the  stature of more recent players voted into the Hall of Fame against some of the legends of the game. Are we really comparing modern candidates with the likes of Willie Mays, Babe Ruth, or Mickey Mantle, to name just three? I know […]...2026
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Willie Mays injury and suspension

  • • Todays the Day! Black Baseball in Alabama: Rough Diamonds of Dixie
    2026
  • Baseball history unpacked, July 7
    • Baseball history unpacked, July 7
    Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Cubs sweep a DH and have an incredible comeback; Tom Browning takes the long view, and other stories. Happy birthday to Billy Herman*! 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 narrat...2025
  • This Day in Braves History: Ronald Acuña Jr swipes 40th bag as Braves win nine straight
    • This Day in Braves History: Ronald Acuña Jr swipes 40th bag as Braves win nine straight
    Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The good old days of two years ago. Braves Franchise History 1914: The Braves make their second trade in four days, acquiring OF Josh Devore from the Phils for IF Jack Martin. 1932: With a Boston law restricting games within 1,000 feet of a church on Sundays having just been repealed, the first Sunday game is played at Fenway Park wi...2025
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  • Baseball history unpacked, June 18
    • Baseball history unpacked, June 18
    Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Say Hey! To Willie Mays, who passed on this day last year, and Happy Birthday to Lou Brock. Four 400-club members in the same game, the anti-trust exemption is tested, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at bas...2025
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  • Baseball history unpacked, May 28
    • Baseball history unpacked, May 28
    Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, Happy birthday, Craig Kimbrel! 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. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, ...2025
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  • The Game I’ll Never Forget: Chet Lemon
    • The Game I’ll Never Forget: Chet Lemon
    Sole Star: Potent with the glove and bat, Lemon was a two-time All-Star on the South Side. | Bettmann Archive An, er, active day on defense sent an all-time great out to center field [On the occasion of Chet Lemon’s passing today, we are reprinting his entertaining story of transforming into a record-breaking center fielder. This piece originally ran at South Side Sox in 2018.] *** Chet Le...2025
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  • Baseball history unpacked, May 2
    • Baseball history unpacked, May 2
    Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The Iron Horse sits one out and other stories for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Keith Moreland* and myriad other former Cubs. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at basebal...2025
  • This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones passes Mickey Mantle on all-time RBI list
    • This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones passes Mickey Mantle on all-time RBI list
    Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images Another milestone for the legendary No. 10 for the Braves. Braves Franchise History 1944: Jim Tobin homers and tosses a no-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers. 1971: Hank Aaron launches his 600th career home run off Gaylord Perry in a 6-5 Atlanta Braves loss to the Giants at Fulton County Stadium. Aaron joins Babe Ruth and Willie Mays as the onl...2025
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  • This Day in Braves History: Upton Brothers lead Braves to walk-off victory
    • This Day in Braves History: Upton Brothers lead Braves to walk-off victory
    Photo by Tom DiPace /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images Upton here, Upton here. Braves Franchise History 1975: The Astros purchase Joe Niekro from the Atlanta Braves. 1979: Bob Horner suffers an ankle injury and will miss the next 32 games. The Braves fall to the Astros 2-1. 1993: Cubs pitcher Jose Guzman takes a perfect game into the eighth inning against the Braves. Otis Nixon breaks ...2025
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  • This Day in Braves History: Jason Heyward homers in his first career at-bat
    • This Day in Braves History: Jason Heyward homers in his first career at-bat
    Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images “Welcome to the Show!” Braves Franchise History 1971: The Atlanta Braves defeat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 in the first opener ever played at Riverfront Stadium. 1997: In the second game in the history of Turner Field, rain forced the suspension of the Braves and Cubs in the seventh inning. Several players will spend the night in the clubhouse. The Brav...2025

Willie Mays lifestyle

  • 2003 Retired case (time capsule journal)
    • 2003 Retired case (time capsule journal)
    Editors Note: This behemoth of a post is actually a bunch of posts in one. "Self-indulgent" is a word that comes to mind. It's probably not worth your time to read it, so by all means, feel free to ignore this post. It was mostly written years back, so much of what I say is outdated here in 2025. A lot of it is me hoping to pull a card that-- whoops-- turns out doesn't even exist. I guess I s...2026
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  • Remembering the career of Bobby Shantz
    • Remembering the career of Bobby Shantz
    He was a lefty with the heart of a lion. My father used to regale me with stories about old baseball players and teams. I suppose that’s the reason I’m more interested in the old times than the modern game. Dad was a Brooklyn Dodgers fan, so I heard a lot of stories about “Dem Bums” growing up, but he also had an appreciation for any player with talent. He admired stars like Stan Musial and Willie...2025
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  • A look back on Harry Simpson
    • A look back on Harry Simpson
    Have Suitcase, will travel I don’t think there’s much debate that baseball players today are better than they were 50 or 100 years ago. For one thing, MLB is now integrated. It’s truly an international sport. The second thing is players at nearly all levels now play and work out year-round. With AAU and traveling teams, pre-teen ballplayers probably play more games in a summer than I played in the...2024
  • This Day in Braves History: Peter Moylan makes 75th appearance without allowing a homer
    • This Day in Braves History: Peter Moylan makes 75th appearance without allowing a homer
    Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1960: At the age of 39, Warren Spahn pitches a no-hitter beating the Phillies, 4-0. The crafty lefty sets an all-time Braves record with 15 strikeouts. 1969: Juan Marichal blanks the Braves, 2-0, as the Giants regain first place. 1991 Atlanta outfielder Otis Nixon is suspended for 60 days for violating baseball’s drug policy. ...2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Is the MLBPA going to stand up for MiLB?
    Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Seems like some interesting changes might be coming. In some late-breaking Sunday news that we will most certainly be hearing a lot more about in the coming week, it appears that a vote is on the way to see how Minor League players feel about having the MLPBA act as their collective bargaining representative. BREAKING: Minor Leaguer...2022
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  • • Alex Rodriguez Apologizes to Yankees Organization over Past Actions
    2015
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Timeline

  • 2026
    "I don't think I already own any of those besides Willie Mays, which was included when I bought his corresponding refractor auto in a small eBay lot years ago (refractor which I then soon sold to a guy [non-eBay] working on the set who offered me twice what I paid."

  • 2025
    "” Cardinals Fan 4: “We keep banking on our outfield farm prospects to be the next Willie Mays, or maybe Jim Edmonds."

  • 2024
    "MLB History 1958 - Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants signs a contract worth $65,000."

  • 2023
    "Happy B-day, Say Hey: 24 amazing Willie Mays stats"

  • 2022
    "Mets retire Willie Mays' No. 24 during Old Timers' Day"

  • 2021
    "“A Day in the Bleachers” recalled what he saw, heard and felt at the Polo Grounds during a 1954 World Series game in which Willie Mays made “the Catch."

  • 2020
    "Angels' Albert Pujols hits 660th career home run, ties Willie Mays for fifth-most all-time"

  • 2019
    "Henry "Hank" Aaron was born in Alabama two years before Willie Mays, 85 years ago today."

  • 2018
    "Should Derek Holland win a job on the Giants' Opening Day rotation, he'll learn plenty about Willie Mays and Willie McCovey, Stu Miller and the 1961 All-Star Game, the Alou brothers, Masanori Murakami, Bobby and Barry Bonds, Jack and Will Clark, Brian Johnson, the 'Stick (Candlestick Park) and the Shooter (Rod Beck)."

  • 2017
    "The World Series Most Valuable Player Award will now be tied to one of the all-time greats of the game: Willie Mays."

  • 2016
    "Celebrate Willie Mays' 85th birthday by remembering his career"

  • 2015
    "Alex Rodriguez hit career homers 657 and 658 as he closes in on Willie Mays, then added the decisive hit, an RBI single in the eighth, for his fourth RBI of the night to lead the Yanks to a 5-4 win over the Rays, who got back-to-back homers by Allan Dykstra and Logan Forsythe on Friday night."

  • 2014
    "Marichal said that his manager, Alvin Dark, visited the mound in the ninth inning of what eventually was a game the Giants won 1-0 on a Willie Mays homer."

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Willie Mays trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • 2003 Retired case (time capsule journal)
    2026
  • Watch Ronald Acuña, Jr.’s perfect outfield throw (over and over again)
    • Watch Ronald Acuña, Jr.’s perfect outfield throw (over and over again)
    Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images “The Throw” was one of the greatest outfield assists in baseball history. Last night against the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña, Jr. made an absolute perfect throw to third baseman Nacho Alvarez, Jr. resulting in one of the most stunningly amazing outfield assists in the history of the game. That’s no h...2025
  • This Day in Braves History: Braves acquire Fred McGriff from Padres
    • This Day in Braves History: Braves acquire Fred McGriff from Padres
    Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images The Crime Dog comes to Atlanta Braves Franchise History 1961: Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock and Joe Torre of the Braves startle the Reds with a triple steal in the 6th inning. For Aaron, it is his first steal of home. 1993: The Atlanta Braves obtain 1B Fred McGriff from the Padres in exchange for minor leaguers Melvin Nieves and Donnie Elliott. ...2025
  • Outside The Confines: How about those Blue Jays?
    • Outside The Confines: How about those Blue Jays?
    Matt Marton-Imagn Images Who saw that surge coming? Happy Wednesday, BCBers! We’re getting mighty close to the All-Star break, and that means two things: if we’re not talking about the All-Stars, we’re talking about the amateur draft or the trade deadline. There’s plenty to get into in today’s news, as we find out who is taking the helm in Washington, the unexpected surge of the Toronto Bl...2025
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, July 7
    2025
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, June 18
    2025
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  • Has overreaction just become reaction for this 2025 Atlanta Braves team?
    • Has overreaction just become reaction for this 2025 Atlanta Braves team?
    Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images None of this is ideal. At all. Hopefully, this is the bottom. That phrase has been uttered multiple times throughout the 2025 Atlanta Braves season - and at least twice, that seemed to be true. Unfortunately, those low-points were not the nadir. If - and that is a big if - yesterday’s worst ninth inning collapse since the New York Mets beat the Braves w...2025
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  • • The Game I’ll Never Forget: Chet Lemon
    2025
  • This Day in Braves History: Tim Hudson earns his 200th career win
    • This Day in Braves History: Tim Hudson earns his 200th career win
    Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1961 - Willie Mays becomes the ninth player in major league history to hit four home runs in a game to help the Giants to a 14-4 win over the Milwaukee Braves. 1970 - Billy Williams becomes the first player in National League history to play in 1,000 consecutive games in a 9-2 loss by the Cubs to the Atlanta Braves at Fulton Coun...2025
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  • • This Day in Braves History: Jason Heyward homers in his first career at-bat
    2025
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Willie Mays stats and results

  • • Todays the Day! Black Baseball in Alabama: Rough Diamonds of Dixie
    2026
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  • • 2003 Retired case (time capsule journal)
    2026
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  • • Watch Ronald Acuña, Jr.’s perfect outfield throw (over and over again)
    2025
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  • • This Day in Braves History: Braves acquire Fred McGriff from Padres
    2025
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  • • This Day in Braves History: Ronald Acuña Jr swipes 40th bag as Braves win nine straight
    2025
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, June 18
    2025
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  • • Has overreaction just become reaction for this 2025 Atlanta Braves team?
    2025
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  • MVP debates
    • MVP debates
    Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images How’d that guy win? One of the beauties of today’s advanced baseball stats is it gives nerds like me a chance to go back in time and argue about how badly baseball writers mangled MVP and Cy Young votes in years past. I’ve always been in favor of making ballots public, if for no other reason than to shame homerism for undeserving candidates. Whether tha...2025
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  • • This Day in Braves History: Upton Brothers lead Braves to walk-off victory
    2025
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  • Diamondbacks 8, Cubs 1: Eugenio Suárez blasts the Cubs again
    • Diamondbacks 8, Cubs 1: Eugenio Suárez blasts the Cubs again
    Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Jameson Taillon served up two home runs to the D-backs third baseman. Normally I wouldn’t feature a Cubs opponent in a recap headline or photo, but credit where it’s due — Eugenio Suárez continued his utter domination of Cubs pitching by smashing two home runs Friday evening, leading the Diamondbacks to an 8-1 win over the Cubs. The two home runs by Suárez g...2025

Willie Mays parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • M is for ........... more cards!
    2026
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  • • 2003 Retired case (time capsule journal)
    2026
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  • • Watch Ronald Acuña, Jr.’s perfect outfield throw (over and over again)
    2025
  • • Outside The Confines: How about those Blue Jays?
    2025
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  • • Has overreaction just become reaction for this 2025 Atlanta Braves team?
    2025
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, May 28
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  • • The Game I’ll Never Forget: Chet Lemon
    2025
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  • • This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones passes Mickey Mantle on all-time RBI list
    2025
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  • Why Nick Castellanos’ home run odds were locked after Pope Francis’ death
    • Why Nick Castellanos’ home run odds were locked after Pope Francis’ death
    It’s his time to shine. Whenever tragedy hits, so does Nick Castellanos. It’s become baseball’s biggest meme, and on Monday after the death of Pope Francis was announced by the Vatican naturally bettors saw the opportunity to cash in. Nick Castellanos HR odds are now locked https://t.co/ibhz8OdA3q pic.twitter.com/vHTUYPrapu— Luke Arcaini (@ArcainiLuke) April 21, 2025 MLB home run odds are op...2025
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  • Erasing History: first the Department of Defense, now MLB
    • Erasing History: first the Department of Defense, now MLB
    A real hero. Baseball has decided to comply with the country’s sprint to fascism by barely acknowledging Jackie Robinson Every year since 2004, Major League Baseball has made April 15 Jackie Robinson Day. For those that somehow don’t know, Jackie became the first African-American player in MLB by breaking the color barrier on April 15, 1947. Earlier this year, the Department of Defense de...2025
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Top Willie Mays news

  • • A-Rod carries Yanks to victory in series opener vs. Rays
    2015
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  • • Stephen Curry Gets Warm Welcome at San Francisco Giants Game, Crowd Chants 'MVP'
    2015
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  • • A-Rod's 661st HR, clutch Tex power Yanks to win
    Alex Rodriguez hit his 661st career homer to pass Willie Mays for sole possession of fourth place on the all-time list, and Mark Teixeira drove in a pair of runs as the Yankees defeated the Orioles, 4-3, on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium....2015
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  • • A-Rod crushes home run No. 659, moves within 1 of Willie Mays for 4th all-time
    2015
  • • World Series MVP Award renamed for Mays
    The World Series Most Valuable Player Award will now be tied to one of the all-time greats of the game: Willie Mays. Major League Baseball announced Friday that the award has been renamed the "Willie Mays World Series Most Valuable Player" in honor of the Hall of Famer....2017
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  • • World Series MVP Award renamed for Mays
    The World Series Most Valuable Player Award will now be tied to one of the all-time greats of the game: Willie Mays. Major League Baseball announced Friday that the award has been renamed the "Willie Mays World Series Most Valuable Player" in honor of the Hall of Famer....2017
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  • • A-Rod Continues to Turn Back the Clock for His Best Season in Years
    2015
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  • • Alex Rodriguez Collects His 3,000th Hit With a Home Run
    Rodriguez became only the third player to reach that milestone and 600 home runs. The two others are Hank Aaron and Willie Mays....2015
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Willie Mays fantasy rankings and news

  • • 2003 Retired case (time capsule journal)
    2026
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  • The Cubs lineups are not as effective as they could be
    • The Cubs lineups are not as effective as they could be
    Mike Tauchman rounds the bases after a home run against the Mets | Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images A cautionary tale of handedness obsessions If you are reading Bleed Cubbie Blue you likely obsess about the Chicago Cubs. You are probably watching all of the games, reading Al’s game recaps, joining in on the game threads here and there, and, if you’re anything like me, waiting obsessiv...2023
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  • • Gary Peters, 1937-2023
    Our tribute to the Rookie of the Year and dominant 1960s pitching force comes in the form of an extended Q&A With the passing of Gary Peters, once again we are able to produce a wonderful tribute to him in the form of an extended Q&A. Peters, by WAR, was the 17th-best pitcher in the history of a very pitching-rich franchise, and tied with Ray Durham for 38th-best player overall. Our sincerely cond...2023
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  • • Sharing Sox Podcast 91 — Phillies phulphil while White Sox phlail and phlunk
    And who needs a manager, anyway? Trying to stay awake during what seems like a 5 1⁄2 -year break between LCSs and the World Series, SSS duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and west coast correspondent, Will, indulge in a little nostalgia. That nostalgia ranges from the prospect of the return of Ozzieball to the new book that casts Frank Thomas as much more Big Jerk than Big Hurt in his playing day...2022
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Why Won't Anyone Take a Chance on Yoenis Cespedes?
    2016
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Willie Mays schedule, game

  • • 2003 Retired case (time capsule journal)
    2026
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  • • Watch Ronald Acuña, Jr.’s perfect outfield throw (over and over again)
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  • • Outside The Confines: How about those Blue Jays?
    2025
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, July 7
    2025
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  • • Has overreaction just become reaction for this 2025 Atlanta Braves team?
    2025
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  • • The Game I’ll Never Forget: Chet Lemon
    2025
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, May 2
    2025
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  • This Day in Braves History: Braves win franchise-record 14th straight game
    • This Day in Braves History: Braves win franchise-record 14th straight game
    Atlanta has now had two different 14-game winning streaks since then. Braves Franchise History 1920: Joe Oeschger of the Boston Braves and Leon Cadore of the Brooklyn Robins each pitch a 26-inning marathon in a 1-1 tie, the longest in major league history. Charlie Pick of Boston goes 0 for 11 at the plate during the deadlock at Braves Field, to set a major league record for hitless at-bats in one...2025
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  • • Why Nick Castellanos’ home run odds were locked after Pope Francis’ death
    2025
  • • MVP debates
    2025
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Willie Mays rumors, scandals

  • • 2003 Retired case (time capsule journal)
    2026
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    2025
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  • This Day in Braves History: Tim Hudson signs a contract extension
    • This Day in Braves History: Tim Hudson signs a contract extension
    Photo by Todd Kirkland/Icon SMI/Icon Sport Media via Getty Images The Georgia native agrees to stay in Braves Country for the long haul. Braves Franchise History 2000: Arbitrator Shyam Das cuts Atlanta Braves reliever John Rocker’s suspension from 28 days to just 14. 2005: The Braves and Tim Hudson reach an agreement on a four-year, $47 million contract extension. Photo b...2025
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  • The Hall of Fame’s voting system is irretrievably broken
    • The Hall of Fame’s voting system is irretrievably broken
    The Hall of Fame in Cooperstown in 2022 | Al Yellon The failure of Ichiro Suzuki to be unanimous clinched that. Monday’s announcement by the Hall of Fame that Ichiro Suzuki had been elected, but one vote short of unanimously on the 394 returned ballots by BBWAA members, runs the risk of making these Hall elections irrelevant. Some would argue that they already are, but let’s look at the po...2025
  • In memoriam: Remembering the Cubs we lost in 2024
    • In memoriam: Remembering the Cubs we lost in 2024
    Ken Holtzman | Bettman Archive Rest in peace. At year’s end, it’s a good time to reflect and remember those who passed away throughout the year. In the baseball world in general: Hall of Famers Orlando Cepeda, Rickey Henderson, Whitey Herzog and Willie Mays and notables Bud Harrelson, Pete Rose, Luis Tiant and Fernando Valenzuela. There were also 12 members of the Cubs family who passed aw...2024
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  • Baseball history unpacked, September 2
    • Baseball history unpacked, September 2
    Happy birthday, Christian Bethancourt! | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Pappas throws a no-no and other stories. Happy birthday to Christian Bethancourt! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseba...2024
  • This Day in Braves History: Tim Hudson signs four year extension with Atlanta
    • This Day in Braves History: Tim Hudson signs four year extension with Atlanta
    Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 2000 - Arbitrator Shyam Das cuts Braves reliever John Rocker’s suspension from 28 days to just 14. 2005 - The Braves and Tim Hudson reach an agreement on a four-year, $47 million contract extension. MLB History 1889 - The Philadelphia Quakers head to Jacksonville, Florida for spring training and will be the only major league c...2024
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  • • Today in Cubs history: The Lindy McDaniel game
    lindymcdaniel.com The Cubs reliever did it all, helping put his team in a first-place tie. 1963 was a watershed year for the Chicago Cubs. The widely-mocked College of Coaches was quietly ended. Bob Kennedy led the team for the entire year, though his title was still given as “head coach,” and the team got off to a surprisingly good start. A good 16-12 May had them in contention, led by tw...2023
  • • Baseball history unpacked, May 3
    Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Ryan Dempster! DiMaggio’s debut, Cey’s 300th, 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 v...2023
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, November 25
    Happy birthday, D-Lee! | Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources, “cheap notoriety and the money there is in it” plus D-Lee and bad Nyborg. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plent...2022
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