Anyway, here are Clayton Kershaw 's top 10 most similar pitchers through age 23: 1. Vida Blue 2. Dontrelle Willis 3. Hal Schumacher 4. Ramon Martinez 5. Jimmy Dygert 6. Dean Chance 7. Dave Boswell 8. Ismael Valdez 9. Al Mamaux 10. Ken Holtzman Some of...

A’s owner Charlie Finley liked to refer to this color as “California Gold,” which may or may not be available at your local paint store. In 1964, Finley adorned his Kansas City Athletics in green and gold, making them the first team in major league...

And yet, toward the end of the 1966 season, if you looked very closely, you could see signs of the renaissance to come. Fergie Jenkins was installed in the rotation to stay at the end of August and made nine starts; the team went 6-3 in those games and...

There is a great tale about a commissioner quashing a big player deal. But David Stern , the N.B.A. commissioner, is not at the heart of this drama for vetoing the trade of New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers last week. No, thi

In a swap of star pitchers and staff aces, the Giants sent Gaylord Perry and touted young shortstop Frank Duffy to the Indians for Sam McDowell, one of the era’s hardest throwing pitchers. In another major exchange, the A’s acquired two-time no-hit...