“Freddie Freeman led all Braves’ starters with a (.282) batting average in 2011. Not bad for a rookie. Then again, this is the kid who hit his first big league bomb against none other than Roy Halladay … the same… — 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
