Here is the first edition of “This Week in Sports History”. I hope to do a weekly column highlighting fun and memorable things that happened in sports. Enjoy! August 11: 1929 – Babe Ruth became the first major league player to hit 500 career home runs. It was one of many records that the Babe would… read more

The Centerfield experience has been an bumpy, up and down road to say the very least. Going into Spring Training it was believed that Parker Meadows, Matt Vierling and the occasional Wenceel Perez plug-in would be an sufficient center field rotation. But Unfortunately, due to a number of shoulder issues and lower body injuries all… read more

The Colorado Rockies came into Monday night’s series opener at Busch Stadium looking to bounce back from a frustrating weekend, but instead found themselves on the wrong end of another close game. Despite a promising return to the rotation for rookie right-hander Chase Dollander, the Rockies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals 3–2, unable to… read more

Alex Bregman AND Cody Bellinger to get a hit (+106) welcome back to Houston Mr. Bregman. It’s the first time returning to Houston since leaving for Boston. What a poetic way to get a hit back in that ballpark where you made plenty of memories. Not to mention off Javier, who’s coming back from injury…. read more

Did you ever enjoy a great vacation, but something bad happened on the last day? The Cleveland Guardians tried to complete the perfect road trip, but the Chicago White Sox spoiled the fun with a 6-4 win yesterday at Rate Field. The Sox snapped a six-game losing streak and the Guardians’ five-game winning streak, which… read more

The Tigers have a crucial upcoming schedule. They are coming off winning 2 of 3 games at home against the LA Angels, bouncing back from a dissapointing series versus a very shorthanded Minnesota Twins team who had sold away all but 2 players with contractual obligations beyond this season. Detroit is currently 68-51 and hold… read more

Anytime you score in the first inning of all three games in a series, you feel pretty good about your chances for success. However, for the Texas Rangers, that was not the case this weekend as they were swept by the Philadelphia Phillies at Globe Life Field, despite putting at least one run on the… read more

As a fan of the Chicago Cubs, I never really had the opportunity to enjoy the wonder and the splendor of former Red Sox/Yankees OF Johnny Damon. He was a symbol of the AL East for quite some time back in the day, as he helped the 2004 Boston Red Sox and the 2009 New… read more