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Babe Ruth Day is celebrated on April 27th every year. It was first celebrated in 1947 and started by Mr. Albert B. Chandler. Chandler was Commissioner of Baseball from 1945 to 1951. Ruth had been diagnosed with throat cancer and Chandler was concerned about his health. After visiting Babe in the hospital, Albert Chandler decided […]

This handy baseball-reference page address many of the common questions that baseball fans have. America’s national pastime is a sport filled with tradition. Among the oldest major sports in the U.S., baseball was played during the American Civil War. Here are some questions that many have about baseball. Who invented baseball? The origin of baseball […]

Greetings, baseball fans — are you ready for the unveiling of My All-Star Baseball Card Team? The Sports Feels Good Stories boss ordered me to write an article about baseball cards and some of the cards that meant the most to me from my collecting days. It’s been a little while since I’ve collected, so […]

Do stats alone determine the top baseball superstars? Baseball fans love to debate who is the best in the game. We decided to take a deep dive into the current leaders in several key categories to find out who is the best of the best. We call it Baseball Superstars By The Numbers. Baseball’s Best […]

This collection of baseball sayings and quotes commemorates baseball’s importance in American life, uniqueness, and similarities to the game of life. For over a century, baseball has been America’s pastime, ushering in American heroes like Babe Ruth, Yogi Berra, Ted Williams, and Derek Jeter. These quotes will also inspire, motivate, and teach the next generation […]

If you think America’s national pastime has lost its luster, these funny baseball quotes will remind you of the joy and fun of the game. Perhaps more so than any other sport, baseball seems to attract fun-loving and quirky individuals who have a way with words. To commemorate those folks, we’ve put together this list […]

Talk about work ethic. Pete Rose was definitely the hardest working baseball player I have ever seen. I don’t remember the exact year, but Pete was already an established superstar. It was sometime after 1973, the year he won the National League MVP award. Anyway, Pete was going through a hitting slump. At around 11:15 […]

On a sweltering summer day in 1960, my father parked our family station wagon and led my mother, my sisters, and me through the front gates of Sportsman’s Park, then the hallowed home of the St. Louis Cardinals. First Day at the Ballpark Until that day, I had known the Cardinals only from the box […]

How do you get to be the guy with the coolest job in baseball? Well, it all started with just good manners. Major League Baseball’s First Team Curator Clyde Doepner looked at a high stack of mail on his desk his first day back from summer break in 1966. As a high school history teacher […]

There is a new sensation in baseball and he is from Japan. He is on a record-breaking spree and if we are to go by the numbers (and even performance on the field), it would not be wrong to claim that he is the Japanese equivalent of the legend, Babe Ruth. The player is Shohei […]