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David Hegler
Jul 6, 20235 min read
Roger Craig's Historic Season
It was Ring Night, a night where the San Francisco 49ers were celebrating all of their triumphs from the year before, highlighted by...
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David Hegler
Jul 3, 20232 min read
The Warehouse at Camden Yards
There is a certain art that enraptures the mind when one looks at a ballpark. Ballparks today come in all shapes, sizes and wonders, from...
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David Hegler
Jun 29, 20236 min read
Tim Murnane
Before Tom Verducci blessed the readers of Sports Illustrated with his prose and Bill James showered baseball fans across America with...
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David Hegler
Jun 21, 20238 min read
Tony Robinson
The mountaintop can be a fickle place with one slip-up often becoming their downfall. In the mid of the 1980s, Tony Robinson was on top...
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David Hegler
Jun 13, 20235 min read
The Divergent Paths of Ray Chapman and Carl Mays
On occasion, an athletic event can bring two people together in such as way that it can feel almost as if it had been preordained,...
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David Hegler
Jun 3, 20235 min read
The Journey to 100 Splash Hits
It took the San Francisco Giants nine games to hit a ball at least 366 feet into McCovey Cove, the area of water that had been named...
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David Hegler
May 29, 20233 min read
General Douglas MacArthur and Athletics
"Upon the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on other days, on other fields, will bear the fruits of victory." -General...
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David Hegler
May 25, 20234 min read
The Last ABA Runner-Up: The 1975-1976 Denver Nuggets
Recently, the Denver Nuggets became the last remnant of the old ABA to reach the NBA Finals. What a glorious time for the franchise! Ever...
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David Hegler
May 23, 20233 min read
The Holdouts: Al Harris and Todd Bell
As mind-boggling as it sounds, the 1985 Chicago Bears defense could have been even better. That year, two potential starters held out for...
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David Hegler
May 21, 20234 min read
The Pride of Gary: The Karras Brothers
There is no more powerful link in the sport of football than that of brotherhood. The best teams often speak very highly of the subject...
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David Hegler
May 19, 20234 min read
In Memoriam: Jim Brown
It is a rare find when a human is so naturally gifted in so many different ventures. As humans, we yearn for the chance to be truly...
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David Hegler
May 18, 20235 min read
Steve Owen
Since their inception, the New York Giants have enjoyed a long, storied history in the NFL. One of their first great coaches was Steve...
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David Hegler
May 14, 20235 min read
Priest Holmes
The running back position can be a fickle one. With all the carnage on the gridiron, running backs typically see greatness for just a few...
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David Hegler
May 11, 20232 min read
John Stevenson
A small beachside town on Santa Monica Bay sits five miles south of LAX. While it is known for its Chevron refinery and large aerospace...
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David Hegler
May 10, 20234 min read
Eddie Grant
Fair or not, athletics are often compared to war. The grind and the camaraderie between teammates and fellow soldiers often bear a...
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David Hegler
May 9, 20234 min read
The Royal Rooters
In a dark, musty bar on 940 Columbus Avenue in the Roxbury Crossing neighborhood of Boston, the faithful patrons of the Third Base Saloon...
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David Hegler
May 8, 20233 min read
The Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds
Few ballparks are as revered as Boston's Fenway Park. From the rustic view to the majestic Green Monster, it has truly captured America's...
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David Hegler
May 7, 20233 min read
In Memoriam: Vida Blue
From the moment that Vida Blue signed his first professional contract with the Kansas City A's, he was motivated by one thing: to take...
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David Hegler
May 5, 20234 min read
Tom Fears
The Rams of the 1950s were one of the great offenses in league history. With Both quarterbacks on their way to Canton and a receiver...
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David Hegler
May 4, 20234 min read
Cal Hubbard
America is a land full of opportunity. To date, there is just one man who is enshrined in both the Pro Football Hall of Fame as well as...
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