“It was like the baseball gods were showing off just for him, in honor of his first day of big league baseball.… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“The best word to describe Albert Belle during the mid-1990s is “prolific.” The man could flat hit.” — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“It’s one thing to win a game with a base hit, or to save a game by pitching a scoreless ninth ...… — 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
“Baseball is known for superstitious players and cursed teams—and at the root of every curse there’s a story. Boston’s curse was to… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“I don’t know how long we talked about that game the first time my dad showed me the ticket stub. He admitted… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“The Indians franchise is more than a century old. It’s been called the Blues, the Bronchos, and the Naps. It’s also been… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“Sometimes are feats aren’t so fabulous, they’re just dubious—but either way, they’re fun to talk about.” — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“General manager Frank Lane made his mark on the club by making several unpopular or unsuccessful trades. Among the guys he traded… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“Joe DiMaggio batted safely in 56 consecutive games in 1941, the same season Ted Williams batted .406—but did you know that also… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“Joe Sewell is the toughest strikeout in baseball history. In 14 seasons he struck out only 114 times—he never struck out three… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“Free agency changed the baseball landscape in many ways. It created more opportunities for players, but it also meant increasingly fewer players… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“Vic Wertz once hit a ball rather famously that was later described as such: 'It would have been a home run in… — 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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“Sparky Anderson wasn’t just my favorite manager … he was my mom’s favorite manager.” — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
