Hal McRae became a DH fixture in '76, Whitey Herzog's first full year as manager and KC's first time in the playoffs. (Royals) KANSAS CITY -- Si Burick, a longtime chronicler of the Cincinnati Reds for the Dayton Daily News, once wrote about Hal McRae co

A year ago ago, I came across a curious find in my in-laws' house: The 1994 Rotisserie League Baseball Official Rule Book and Draft-Day Guide. My in-laws are not huge sports fans, so finding this in their possession was an oddity in and of itself. But be

I am in the middle of a one of my big Sully Baseball blog post series. I want to honor each pitcher who has ever clinched a post season series. I've already done it for the Red Sox and the Phillies. But as I started up writing each team's entry, I realiz

Traded by the New York Yankees with Roger Erickson for Mike Armstrong and Duane Dewey Balboni was your typical 80s slugger, low batting average and high strike outs. In '85, Balboni set career highs in at-bats, home runs, runs batted in, runs scored, dou

Fred McGriff hit 493 home runs and made five All-Star teams in his 19-year career. With the Hall of Fame voting results scheduled for 3 p.m. Monday, here is a Cooperstown edition of Three Strikes. I divided my ballot into three parts: the player I voted

Mickey Hatcher still has his job with the Angels, much to the dismay of fans who call for his dismissal every time the offense slumps. And the hitting coach clearly still has his sense of humor. Asked how he will handle Albert Pujols, the Hall-of-Fame-ca