Forum: History of the Game

So who do you think is the most popular player on every teams history?I was thinking about this on the most popular player thread,and made something like that but with every teams history.

...if he had started using drugs in his twenties like Arod or Ortiz? I don#t know when he started using exactly, but in 99 he had a very unusual performance enhancement for a 34 year old. Quite obvious that he used a big load of drugs in this time. He had some of the best seasons of all time...

So, I've been posting a bunch of pictures to the pre-renovation thread (Yankee Stadium) and the renovation era thread ('73-'75) the past few days. However, I wasn't sure where to post some pretty cool images I have of Babe Ruth...so I figured I'd start a new thread here because this section seems...

With the New York Yankees once again in the World Series, I'm curious as to how our Fever house views them, in general. So, I thought I'd poll the house. If you are not a fan of polling, this thread may not be for you. I'd like to see if the Yankees have much support on Fever, or if more...

I just thought its time for the Bambino to have his own thread.Please friends list tidbits and facts to extend the lifes history and knowledge of Babe Ruth for others to enjoy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

They were talking about Milton Bradley's troubles on the MLB Network today and it got me to thinking about some of the worst clubhouse chemistry guys in history. Ty Cobb comes to mind. I don't know if anyone upset clubhouse chemistry as much as he did when he joined the Tigers in 1905. Things...

I would like to see which websites we have found the most useful. I am also curious as to how many of us are presently using certain sites. I do not know that many sites, so I will count of many of you guys to help me name some. In a day or so, I will put up the customary poll, after we list...

Congratulations to Negro League standout Turkey Stearns, for winning the 41th round of our Greatest Player series! He scored 28 points, with 2 first places from our 19 voters! Turkey beat out both Mike Piazza, who scored 25 points with 2 1st place vote, as well as a small following pack who...

Welcome to the Ty Cobb/Assorted Historical Topics. This is a non-posting thread. I ask that no one post anything here. I will use this as a warehouse to store 2 pages of Ty Cobb Historical stuff, as well as 8 other pages of other assorted historical stuff. In recognition that everyone has a...

Has anyone on this site ever done retrospective voting for All-Star Games if they had been played before 1933? I'm thinking of something similar to the progressive HOF elections. Would this be the right forum for this sort of thing?

Well I can tell you what was supposedly the farthest ball ever hit (however legit you may consider this, you cannot believe they perfectly measured all of Ruth's blasts if they even recorded them at all) but Mickey Mantle supposedly hit a 565 foot blast out of Washington's Griffith Stadium which as...

This thread is meant to showcase the beauty of my personal favorite form of baseball photography...the panoramic. It seems to have been all the rage for a short period in the early 20th Century. I would consider some of these pictures to be true works of photographic art of the highest level. I'll...

I've seen a lot guys around here get pounded for the rankings they hold on certain players. Yet, I think most of the regular posters here have at least one or two players they rank significantly higher or lower than community at large. So, if you've got the guts post your most extreme positions...

I can name a few. Mark Prior (well, due to injuries), Marcus Giles, Byung Hyun Kim, Cesar Izturis

Something I think about before I go to bed at night: Which teams were strongest at each position? For instance, the Yankees have Gehrig at 1B, along with Don Mattingly and Hal Chase. But the Giants win out, because they had Roger Conner, Bill Terry, Willie McCovey and Will Clark. I think the NY...

There's been a lot of baseball players that has put on a pair of Baseball cleats. A lot of them were fan favourites. But only one can be considered the most popular. Who do you believe was the most popular player to ever play in the Major Leagues?

How many past or present players, broadcasters or managers can you name who owned a restaurant/bar or at least have their name on the door, since I understand many of these are owned by restaurant corporations who either directly pay or give a percentage of ownership to the player whose name they...

I think this is an interesting topic. There are hitters who had great tools, great swing, power, contact ability, hitting to all fields... but where limited in their success by their plate approach(most times lack of plate discipline). Which players could have reached more with a better...