Game Five turned the series around. The length of Jose Feliciano’s unorthodox rendition of the National Anthem threw Lolich off his rhythm. With the Tiger lefty out of his routine, the Cards jumped out to a 3-run lead. Detroit cut the lead to 3-2 in...

The World Series served as a microcosm of the 1968 season. St. Louis raced to a 3-1 series lead and led Detroit 3-0 in Game 5. After cutting the deficit to 3-2, the Cards threatened to end the series in the fifth inning. Julian Javier singled to left...

Tickets: $20 per person, available at local high school athletic offices, The Pub, DiLegge's and four Papa Murphy's locations around the city. For information, call Paul Gries at 812-868-8868 or log on to hotstoveleague.org. Although base running...

With all the deals the Cubs have made this week, I thought it would be interesting, instead of a random game recap, to do a retrospective post about the Lou Brock deal in 1964, as if BCB had existed on that date. A lot of people at the time thought the...

Famer Rickey Henderson and reached base more times than everybody except Wade Boggs and Henderson. In those 13 seasons Raines hit .299 with a .388 OBP and averaged 57 steals with an 85 percent success rate. Over his 23-year career, Raines reached base...

Oakland (1999), Baltimore Orioles (2001), Florida Marlins (2002). Fifth year on ballot. Case for: This is a case for the little guy. Raines, who played at 5-8, 160, was known for his speed and ranks fifth on the all-time list with 808 stolen bases. Only...