Baseball
Best Ballplayer by State
Submitted by podizz on Sat, 01/07/2012 - 12:43- Maryland-Babe Ruth
- California-Ted Williams, Joe Dimaggio
- Alabama-Willie Mays, Hank Aaron
- New York-Lou Gehrig
- Georgia-Ty Cobb
- Texas-Rogers Hornsby, Tris Speaker, Nolan Ryan
- Ohio-Cy Young, Mike Schmidt, Pete Rose
- Pennsylvania-Stan Musial, Honus Wagner
- Oklahoma-Mickey Mantle
- Missouri-Yogi Berra
- Arkansas-Brooks Robinson
- Nebraska-Pete Alexander
- Louisiana-Mel Ott
- Iowa-Bob Feller
- Idaho-Harmon Killebrew
- Colorado-Roy Halladay, Goose Gossage
- Kentucky-Pee Wee Reese
- Massachusetts-Tom Glavine, Mickey Cochrane
- Illinois-Kirby Puckett, Lou Boudreau
- Indiana-Mordecai Three Finger Brown
- New J
Ballplayers Who Had Their Careers Interrupted By Military Service
Submitted by podizz on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 08:13Willie Mays-Most of 52 and 53 Drafted in 1952 for service in the Korean War. He would spend most of his term actually playing baseball at Fort Eustis, Virginia.
Ballplayers Whose Careers Were Interrupted By Military Service
Submitted by podizz on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 12:31- Willie Mays-Most of 52 and 53 Drafted in 1952 for service in the Korean War. He would spend most of his term actually playing baseball at Fort Eustis, Virginia.
- Ted Williams-Originally deferred from military service in 1941 on the grounds that his mother was a dependent, Williams took a great deal of heat from the public for being a perceived dodger. He would soon sign on on his own accord, spending 3 years learning to fly for the duration of the war.
Most Important Non-Players/Managers In Baseball History
Submitted by podizz on Fri, 10/14/2011 - 07:04- --Alexander Cartwright, Jr. In truth, there is no patient zero, no moment when the inspiration for baseball was beamed down from the heavens. For centuries, men had played cricket, rounders, and various other games featuring bat and ball. However, if you're going to point to one man who truly set the wheels of baseball in motion, that man is Alexander Cartwright. Cartwright was a bank teller and volunteer firefighter, who for many years had played various ball games around the parks in New York City.
The 15 Greatest Playing Careers of Former Little League World Series Participants
Submitted by podizz on Sat, 08/13/2011 - 10:23- Gary Sheffield (1980, Belmont Heights, Florida)
- Jason Varitek (1984, Altamonte, Florida)
- Boog Powell (1954, Lakeland, Florida)
- NHL Centre Pierre Turgeon (1982, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec)
- NHL Centre Chris Drury (1989, Trumbull, CT)
- Carney Lansford (1969, Santa Clara, California)
- Jason Bay (1999, Trail, British Columbia)
- NFL Quarterback Matt Cassell (1994, Northridge, California)
- NFL Quarterback Brian Sipe (1961, El Cajon, California)
- NHL Centre Ray Ferraro (1976, Trail, British Columbia)
- Rick Wise (1958, Portland, Oregon)
- Dan Wilson (1981, Barrington, Illinois)
- Colby Rasmus (1999, Pheni
The Greatest Switch-Hitters in MLB History (1950-Present)
Submitted by podizz on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 14:10Mickey Mantle
Pete Rose
Chipper Jones
Eddie Murray
Roberto Alomar
Tim Raines
Lance Berkman
Bernie Williams
Carlos Beltran
Reggie Smith
Ted Simmons
Chili Davis
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The 40 Greatest Right-Handed Hitters in MLB History (1950-Present)
Submitted by podizz on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 13:49- Willie Mays
- Hank Aaron
- Frank Robinson
- Ernie Banks
- Mike Schmidt
- Alex Rodriguez
- Al Kaline
- Albert Pujols
- Roberto Clemente
- Johnny Bench
- Rickey Henderson
- Jackie Robinson
- Derek Jeter
- Roy Campanella
- Harmon Killebrew
- Manny Ramirez
- Paul Molitor
- Dave Winfield
- Frank Thomas
- Brooks Robinson
- Kirby Puckett
- Cal Ripken Jr
- Vladimir Guerrero
- Andre Dawson
- Carlton Fisk
- Ryne Sandberg
- Tony Pérez
- Robin Yount
- Gary Carter
- Craig Biggio
- Jim Rice
- Mike Piazza
- Jeff Bagwell
- Orlando Cepeda
- Mark McGwire
- Miguel Cabrera
- Sammy Sosa
- Minnie Minoso
- Ron Santo
- Gary Sheffield
The Greatest Left-Handed Hitters in MLB History (1950-Present)
Submitted by podizz on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 13:48- Ted Williams (batted left, threw right)
- Stan Musial
- Eddie Mathews
- Barry Bonds
- Ken Griffey Jr
- Duke Snider
- Rod Carew
- Tony Gwynn
- Reggie Jackson
- George Brett
- Carl Yastrzemski
- Ichiro Suzuki
- Joe Morgan
- Willie McCovey
- Willie Stargell
- Wade Boggs
- Jim Thome (batted left, threw right)
- Rafael Palmeiro
- Todd Helton
- Billy Williams
- Richie Ashburn
The Best Pitching Rotations (1970-Present)
Submitted by podizz on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 13:32- 1995 Braves: Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz
- 2011 Phillies: Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, Roy Oswalt
- 1971 Orioles: JIm Palmer, Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar , Pat Dobson
- 1986 Mets: Drew Gooden, Ron Darling, Sid Fernandez, Bob Ojeda
- 2001 A's: Mark Mulder, Tim Hudson, Barry Zito, Cory Lidle
- 2001 Yankees: Roger Clemens, Mike Mussina, Andy Pettitte
- 1974 A's: Catfish Hunter, Vida Blue, Ken Holtzman
Active Pitchers With 2000+ Strikeouts
Submitted by podizz on Wed, 07/06/2011 - 11:23- Javier Vazquez (34) 2436
- Tim Wakefield (44) 2096
- ****Next in Line****
- Kevin Millwood (36) 1940
- CC Sabathia (30) 1904
- Livan Hernandez (36) 1903
- Roy Halladay (34) 1845
- A.J. Burnett (34) 1709
- Roy Oswalt (33) 1708
- Felix Hernandez (25) 1176
- Josh Beckett (31) 1537
- Dan Haren (30) 1358
- Justin Verlander (28) 1103
- Cliff Lee (32) 1213
- Tim Lincecum (27) 1033
- Zack Greinke (27) 1020
- Cole Hamels (27) 1012
- Matt Cain (26) 1007
To arrive at these projections, I averaged the 2 years prior and 1 year following their service to create a reasonable estimate for what each ballplayer would have achieved had they not left for war.
WWII
As Europe erupted, baseball had one of the most memorable seasons ever. Dodgers finally won, williams 400 and dimaggio 56 games. two months and 1 day after 41 world series, pearl harbor was attacked
over 340 major leaguers enlisted, most just played baseball for the army and navy, raising money for the war effort and keeping morale high
roosevelt encouraged baseball to continue through war. The majors were depleted, give chances to a 15 year old player-joe nuxall, a one armed man- pete gray, many came out of retirement