Mt. Rushmore: NL West Edition

It has been a few weeks since we updated everyone on the results of the Mt Rushmore voting but we are back at it.  Kelly includes his thoughts on the voting along with every vote that was tallied. Arizona Diamondbacks Randy Johnson (15 votes) Luis Gonzalez (14 votes) Matt Williams (11 votes) Curt Schilling (9…

Beyond The Game: Sports Ugly Secret

By Josh R: The sports world has been dominated by news of what Donald Sterling said to his girlfriend (not his wife even though he is married) about African Americans. Now I know that Sterling is an owner of an NBA team and this is a baseball blog, but there are some topics that transcend…

Carl Erskine Interview (part 2)

Josh’s Note: With all of the advances in technology you would think that interviews with baseball players dealing with the history of the game would be more common. However, it seems in our modern age history is often overlooked. That is why I am so excited to be able to share this and other amazing…

Jackie Robinson: A True American Hero

By Josh: A common ice breaker question I have heard over and over again is ‘if you could meet anyone in history who would it be and why?’  Instantly my mind goes to men like Abraham Lincoln, Joshua (from the Bible and whom I’m named after), and Martin Luther King Jr.  For me though, I…