MLB History – Call to the Pen https://calltothepen.com MLB News, Rumors, Prospects, and more Tue, 15 Aug 2023 01:55:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.3 Good MLB players in different uniforms: A look at a random year and two random teams https://calltothepen.com/2023/08/15/good-mlb-players-different-uniforms-random-year-random-teams/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/08/15/good-mlb-players-different-uniforms-random-year-random-teams/#respond Tue, 15 Aug 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=530259 Back before the invention of free agency in the 1970s, MLB players were not allowed to move from one team to another with the ease that they enjoy today. Popular players were on the same team throughout their career as long as they stayed productive. As the 1980s rolled in, fans got to see many […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/08/15/good-mlb-players-different-uniforms-random-year-random-teams/feed/ 0 Sticky fingers: The pine tar incident, New York Yankees, Kansas City Royals and Gaylord Perry https://calltothepen.com/2023/08/03/sticky-fingers-pine-tar-incident-gaylord-perry/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/08/03/sticky-fingers-pine-tar-incident-gaylord-perry/#respond Thu, 03 Aug 2023 21:00:46 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=529632 Sometimes life has a funny way of placing the right people in certain situations. Baseball can do the same thing. The 40-year anniversary of the Pine Tar Incident was recently celebrated. For those of you who may not know, it involved the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals, a bat with a good amount […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/08/03/sticky-fingers-pine-tar-incident-gaylord-perry/feed/ 0 Chicago Cubs scoring 36 runs in two games? That’s nothing compared to this historic mark https://calltothepen.com/2023/08/03/chicago-cubs-history-36-runs-cincinnati-reds/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/08/03/chicago-cubs-history-36-runs-cincinnati-reds/#respond Thu, 03 Aug 2023 19:00:13 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=529878 The Chicago Cubs are getting a lot of airtime this week for having run up 36 runs in their Tuesday and Wednesday games at against the Cincinnati Reds. It’s been widely noted that the total of 36 runs is the most the Cubs have scored in two consecutive games since 1897. The outburst has been […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/08/03/chicago-cubs-history-36-runs-cincinnati-reds/feed/ 0 Sell at the MLB trade deadline? These teams didn’t and the move paid off https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/31/mlb-trade-deadline-sell-history/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/31/mlb-trade-deadline-sell-history/#respond Mon, 31 Jul 2023 11:00:01 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=529663 These last few days before the MLB trade deadline will be filled with opinion pieces arguing that a certain team exec would be an idiot not to sell off his prized assets. Typically these are players who will be free agents or costly arbitration cases at season’s end. Why, the logic goes, lose them with […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/31/mlb-trade-deadline-sell-history/feed/ 0 MLB trade deadline: The 5 worst trade deadline deals in recent history https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/29/mlb-trade-deadline-5-worst-deadline-trades-recent-history/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/29/mlb-trade-deadline-5-worst-deadline-trades-recent-history/#respond Sat, 29 Jul 2023 13:00:47 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=529486 MLB trade deadline season is well upon us. In honor of the looming deadline, let’s take a look at some lopsided trade deadline deals that have occurred in recent history. Number 5 2020: Padres acquire C Austin Nola, RHP Austin Adams and RHP Dan Altavilla from Mariners in exchange for OF Taylor Trammell, C Luis […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/29/mlb-trade-deadline-5-worst-deadline-trades-recent-history/feed/ 0 Baltimore Orioles: How about a little love in MLB history for Jim Palmer? https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/25/baltimore-orioles-jim-palmer/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/25/baltimore-orioles-jim-palmer/#respond Tue, 25 Jul 2023 21:00:21 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=529263 When we think about great pitchers, what names would you come up with? Would you think of more modern guys like Halladay, Ohtani, Scherzer, and Kershaw? Would you dig a bit deeper in history like Carlton, Seaver, Ryan, or Gibson? You could go into the way back machine and produce Johnson, Young and Mathewson. All […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/25/baltimore-orioles-jim-palmer/feed/ 0 MLB history: The 10 greatest games of Hall of Famer Fred McGriff https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/18/10-greatest-games-fred-mcgriff-mlb-history/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/18/10-greatest-games-fred-mcgriff-mlb-history/#respond Tue, 18 Jul 2023 17:30:12 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=529024 Fred McGriff, who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023, had an impressive 19-season career with seven MLB teams. So much in demand was McGriff that he was twice a trade deadline acquisition by a contender. McGriff played in five postseasons, and starred for the Atlanta Braves in both the 1995 […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/18/10-greatest-games-fred-mcgriff-mlb-history/feed/ 0 MLB history: The 10 greatest games of Hall of Famer Scott Rolen https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/17/10-greatest-games-scott-rolen-mlb-history/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/17/10-greatest-games-scott-rolen-mlb-history/#respond Mon, 17 Jul 2023 20:00:41 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=529029 Scott Rolen played for four teams over the course of his 17-season career. Recognized as possibly the best third baseman of his era, he will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this month. Rolen played more than 2,000 regular season games, most of them for either the Philadelphia Phillies or St. Louis Cardinals. He […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/17/10-greatest-games-scott-rolen-mlb-history/feed/ 0 MLB history: Digging into Alfonso Soriano’s most impressive numbers https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/15/alfonso-soriano-impressive-numbers-mlb-history/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/15/alfonso-soriano-impressive-numbers-mlb-history/#respond Sat, 15 Jul 2023 11:00:27 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=528877 Alfonso Soriano was one of the most notable and feared hitters since the turn of the century, seemingly appearing at the top of the New York Yankees lineup overnight as soon as he was welcomed to The Show. He provided instant impact, and he would go on to have an illustrious career. But what were […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/15/alfonso-soriano-impressive-numbers-mlb-history/feed/ 0 Throwback glory: Reflecting on a pair of epic MLB All-Star Games https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/09/throwback-glory-reflecting-two-epic-mlb-all-star-games/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/09/throwback-glory-reflecting-two-epic-mlb-all-star-games/#respond Sun, 09 Jul 2023 11:00:15 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=528679 With the All-Star Game happening this week, I wanted to take you on a ride back in time to two of my favorite All Star games: 1999 and 1983. 1999 MLB All-Star Game: Fenway Park For anyone who has visited Fenway, you will immediately feel a mystique that is unique to this stadium. You feel […]

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