but he is still one of the best baseball players of all time. In his career, Gibson posted a batting average that rivaled the best hitters in MLB history (Ty Cobb, .366) and many of his peers believed hewas just as good as Babe Ruth. While Gibson’s numbers in the Negro Leagues a...
The contest remained locked at 5 until the bottom of the 12th, when Cardinals legend Stan Musial hit the first pitch he saw from Red Sox pitcher Frank Sullivan for a walk-off homer.Legend has itthat Musial turned to AL catcher Yogi Berra and said "Let's end this thing," (to which Be...
According to the pitching component of our new Elo ratings, Martinez’s performance against Cleveland stands as the absolute peak moment for any starting pitcher since 1911.1 Here’s a table of the highest historical pitcher peaks (one per pitcher)2 from the introduction to our MLB Elo ratings...
Clemens starred at the University of Texas and was the ninth pitcher taken in the first round of the 1983 Draft. The Rocket, of course, went on to win seven Cy Young Awards, win seven ERA titles and make 11 All-Star teams while amassing a WAR of 139.2, eighth all-time and third am...
Over 2K sports fans have voted on the 40+ people on Best MLB Managers of All Time. Current Top 3: John McGraw, Joe Torre, Tony La Russa
For most athletes, there's no tougher challenge than performing under pressure. But for certain players, no moment was ever too big. Here's a look at the most clutch baseball players of all time, including names like Derek Jeter, Albert Pujols, David Ortiz, and Mariano Rivera. ...
legacies in the world. The country has produced many of the greatest players of all time including Pele, a man in the top three of this list. However, if not for his countryman’s massive influence on the sport, Ronaldo would be viewed as the greatest Brazilian footballer of all time. ...
Over 9K sports fans have voted on the 100+ athletes on Best MLB Pitchers Right Now, Ranked. Current Top 3: Jacob deGrom, Justin Verlander, Shohei Ohtani ...
MLB NRFI PREDICTION FOR DODGERS VS YANKEES Flaherty has now worked a scoreless first in three of his four starts this postseason, while Cole has been unblemished in the first every time he's taken the ball. That makes this first frame rather interesting, considering Flaherty worked a scorele...
These players gave some of the strongest, most dominant, and herculean efforts to help their teams win in the postseason. Here are the best MLB Playoff Performances of the millennium, from players like Roy Halladay, Albert Pujols, Curt Schilling, and mor