The REAL Baseball Hall of Fame
Published August 24, 2009
The premise behind it was simple enough, writes Rick Soisson, though it was one Cooperstown never accepted: The numbers are the numbers. And so, in 2020 the REALHOF, as it came to be known, opened its doors—and opened them to all.
A Response to Bill James' "Cooperstown and the 'Roids"
Published August 17, 2009
Bill James in July published an essay of his thoughts on steroid use and baseball's Hall of Fame. Ultimately, James concluded, steroid users of recent decades will not only be enshrined, but also hailed as "pioneers." But James' arguments, Jeb Stewart writes, are less than convincing.
50 Years a Cubs Fan, Part Three
Published August 13, 2009
Fifty years ago today, Al Ottens was a 12-year-old Yankees fan taking in his first game at Wrigley. But four hours and 29 runs later, a Yankee rooter he was no more. In the conclusion to a three-part story, Ottens remembers the game that forever changed his allegiance.
50 Years a Cubs Fan, Part Two
Published August 12, 2009
Fifty years ago, Al Ottens was a 12-year-old Yankees fan living in Chicago. His first trip to Wrigley was an unsettling blur of motion, smell and sound—until, as he walked up the concrete ramp to the field, the dazzling view made it all worthwhile.
50 Years a Cubs Fan, Part One
Published August 11, 2009
Fifty years ago, Al Ottens was a 12-year-old Yankees fan living in Chicago. And he still might be rooting for the Yanks today, had his grandfather on that fateful morning not asked, "Do you want to see the Cubs play?"
The Greatest Hitter of All Time
Published August 2, 2009
Greatness is all in the definition, and hitting greatness is no different. By average, it's Ty Cobb. By streak, it's Joe DiMaggio. But defined another way, writes Rick Soisson, the greatest hitter ever is: Joe Sewell?
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