Rita and I were at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum yesterday. We wanted to be “in the room where it happened” when word came that Buck O’Neil would be in the Hall of Fame. We were optimistic, but guarded. A similar crowd gathered in 2006, and Buck did not make it.
On November 30, 2015, the inaugural issue of Hot Stove was posted (Hot Stove #1). Six years ago tomorrow. Time sure flies. Continue reading
Need some winter baseball reading?
Pat O’Neill and Tom Coffman are continuing their saloon book tour for Ted Sullivan: Barnacle of Baseball. Continue reading
Last night, the Atlanta Braves beat the Houston Astros to win the 2021 World Series. Former Royal Jorge Soler was the MVP!
The Braves franchise has now won four World Series – Boston (1914), Milwaukee (1957) and Atlanta (1995 and 2021). Continue reading
Good morning.
No, not another Hot Stove already. But I thought a “Hot Stove Short” was in order to deliver a special baseball message from the Vatican. Continue reading
Part One (in Hot Stove #172) covered the World Series of 1921 and 1946. In this Part Two, we’ll look at 1971 and 1996.
Ten teams started the postseason. Four remain after completion of the division series. My early favorites were Tampa Bay and Milwaukee because neither has ever won a World Series. Alas, they are already eliminated. In the ALCS, the Houston Astros will meet the Boson Red Sox. In the NLCS, the Atlanta Braves will play the Los Angeles Dodgers.
What a grand weekend of baseball! Let’s take it day-by-day for the six teams that were still contending for open spots in the playoffs. None of them were playing each other. Continue reading
The MLB season is winding down, and we will soon be in the midst of the playoffs. As we look forward to those games, Hot Stove will take a look at some World Series history.
