RIP Gaylord Perry (1938-2022): Cooperstown Spitballer, Allegedly

Gaylord Perry, the 314-game winner for eight different teams, passed away today at the age of 84. Perry died at his home in Gaffney, SC at about 5 a.m. Thursday of natural causes, Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said. had an extraordinary 22-year career in Major League Baseball, pitching 5,350 innings for eight different teams. […]

Rollie Fingers: World Series Closer Second to Only One

If you’re even a mildly serious baseball fan, you know that the “one” referred to in this piece’s title (Rollie Fingers: World Series Closer Second to Only One”) is New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera. Fingers, the long-time relief ace for the Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, and Milwaukee Brewers, was inducted into the National Baseball […]