“Rose worked and played so hard that kids all across the country—not just in Cincinnati—were emulating him on sandlots everywhere, proud to… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“It took only three years for Jonathan Papelbon to surpass Bill Campbell, Lee Smith, Tom Gordon, Sparky Lyle, Derek Lowe, Jeff Reardon,… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“There's a reason diehard fans get to the ballpark hours before game time. It’s not for better parking. It’s not for extra… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“Nine equals eight … just ask any math teacher. Well, make that a Tampa-St. Pete area math teacher, one who also likes… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“Seemingly every year at least one of the league’s top sluggers can be found in Boston’s lineup—and often times more than one.… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“Big Papi placed among the top five in Most Valuable Player balloting during his first five seasons with the Red Sox. His… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“World Series MVP is a unique individual honor because with one exception—Bobby Richardson won 1960 World Series MVP honors for the Yankees,… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“The career batting average (.254) during parts of five Major League seasons for Francisco Cabrera—which proves that it takes only one big… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“I’m glad there are organizations like Dale Murphy’s I Won’t Cheat Foundation. I’m glad there are athletes with standards and morals who… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“It’s widely noted that among players currently eligible for the Hall of Fame, Maris and Murphy are the only two-time MVP recipients… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“Dave Concepción exceeded everyone’s expectations—everyone’s except, perhaps, his own. That’s because as a kid, Concepción idolized Major League Hall of Fame shortstop… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“Boston got Roberts on the July 31 trade deadline—exchanging prospect Henri Stanley for the fleet-footed outfielder. Roberts fittingly got 86 at bats… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“It took only three years for Jonathan Papelbon to surpass Bill Campbell, Lee Smith, Tom Gordon, Sparky Lyle, Derek Lowe, Jeff Reardon, Ellis Kinder,… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share
“I stood with my mom in the cemetery. She felt terrible pain. My grandmother is with God. My mom has to continue living. It’s… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share
“In Korea I’d been so afraid that Sami would lose her dad. She did, but she didn’t get a flag. He went to Doha,… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share
“Sparky Anderson wasn’t just my favorite manager … he was my mom’s favorite manager.” — Tucker Elliot Copy Share
“Most of us would give anything for the chance to play just one day of MLB baseball—especially for our favorite team. Well, there once… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share
“The sun appeared between the twin spires of the cathedral as its light reflected off the crescent and star that rose out of the… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share
“He [Ted Williams] was only a 23-year-old kid when he batted .406 in 1941, but then the season ended and our country came under… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share
“It was like the baseball gods were showing off just for him, in honor of his first day of big league baseball. And surely… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share
“I have this thought, it’s horrible, and it makes me sick, but it’s true: one day these students will grow up and have their… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share
“There are many ways to measure a manager’s success and contributions to a franchise ... but in this case the two numbers that illustrate… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share
“... there’s almost nothing worse than spending an entire day anticipating watching a Yankees vs. Red Sox game, only to have the score be… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share
“The only thing I knew for sure is I hadn’t slept in ten years. Not really. I’d been fighting my own monster since nine… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share
“This is who I was, before I was dead. When I cared, when I was relentless.” — Tucker Elliot Copy Share
