Thurman Munson In Sun And Shade
The last great brawling sports team in America—Reggie, Catfish, Goose, Gator, and the Boss—remember their fallen leader.
The last great brawling sports team in America—Reggie, Catfish, Goose, Gator, and the Boss—remember their fallen leader.
Michael Paterniti Esquire Sep 1999 35min Permalink
The fate of a star 16-year-old pitcher in Japan.
Chris Jones ESPN the Magazine Jul 2013 25min Permalink
When Manny Ramirez played half a season for the E-DA Rhinos.
Sam Graham-Felsen Buzzfeed Jul 2013 25min Permalink
Nine innings with Mr. Baseball.
Luke Winn Sports Illustrated Jul 2013 15min Permalink
Montaous Walton couldn’t throw, catch or hit. But he wanted to be a ballplayer. And with the help of the internet, the media, and an ambitious young agent, that’s what he briefly became.
Brandon Sneed SB Nation Jun 2013 25min Permalink
The story of Héctor Espino, the greatest hitter never to play in the majors.
Eric Nusbaum SB Nation May 2013 25min Permalink
A beloved girls’ basketball coach is accused of sexually molesting several of his players.
Eric Adelson ESPN Jan 2005 20min Permalink
How pitching phenom Steve Carlton became a yoga-loving conspiracy theorist who calls a concrete bunker his home.
Pat Jordan Philadelphia Magazine Apr 1994 30min Permalink
The brief life and complicated death of Tommy Lasorda’s gay son.
Peter Richmond GQ Oct 1992 30min Permalink
Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling needed funding for his ambitious video-game startup. Rhode Island politicians needed jobs and a vision for how to transform the state’s beleaguered economy. The story of a $75 million bet gone bust.
Matt Bai New York Times Apr 2013 Permalink
Why almost everything we think we know about the iconic photo from Robinson’s first game is wrong.
Keith Olbermann MLB.com Apr 2013 10min Permalink
One year before his death, Mickey Mantle describes a life of drinking.
Jill Lieber, Mickey Mantle Sports Illustrated Apr 1994 20min Permalink
On the Israeli national baseball team.
Charles Bethea Details Mar 2013 Permalink
An investigation into the Dr. Anthony Bosch and his “East Coast version of BALCO,” which allegedly supplied baseball stars Alex Rodriguez, Melky Cabrera and others with performance-enhancing drugs.
Tim Elfrink The Miami New Times Jan 2013 20min Permalink
The brilliant, tragic life of Hall of Fame second baseman Johnny Evers.
Tim Layden Sports Illustrated Jan 2010 25min Permalink
Baseball legend Lenny Dykstra’s on-field brilliance and private-life disasters, from drunk driving to failed investment and publishing ventures.
Jim Baumbach Newsday Dec 2012 15min Permalink
A high school baseball team responds to a loss.
Chris Ballard Sports Illustrated Oct 2012 30min Permalink
Reflections on Mr. Angell, Mr. Kahn and Dad.
Alex Belth SB Nation Oct 2012 20min Permalink
Barry Zito, profiled.
Chris Jones Esquire Jun 2002 10min Permalink
Two brothers dreamed of baseball stardom. One would end up killing the other.
Wright Thompson ESPN Aug 2012 40min Permalink
How Curt Schilling’s video-game company went bust.
Jason Schwartz Boston Magazine Aug 2012 Permalink
Vindication for an awkward art.
Ben McGrath New Yorker May 2004 20min Permalink
The untold story of steroids in baseball.
Tom Verducci Sports Illustrated May 2012 40min Permalink
It’s a club “filled exclusively with people who do not want to be members.”
Rick Paulas The Awl May 2012 15min Permalink
How a con-man convinced Los Angeles that he was prepared to purchase the Dodgers from the now-bankrupt Frank McCourt.
Gene Maddaus LA Weekly Mar 2012 Permalink