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Who had the greatest rookie season in MLB history?

With the 2025 season opener imminent, there will be MLB rookies who hope to start their careers winning the Rookie-of-the-Year (ROY) and…

Mar 20

Who had the greatest rookie season in MLB history?

Mar 20

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The Youngest player in MLB history

There have never been any 15-year-old NFL players, nor NBAers or NHLers. MLB has worn the ‘we had the youngest player ever in the major pro…

Feb 27

The Youngest player in MLB history

Feb 27

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The MVPs not in the HOF

Back in season 2 of our Almost Cooperstown podcast, Gordon and I talked about the MVPs who were not elected to the Hall-of-Fame. In terms…

Feb 23, 2024

The MVPs not in the HOF

Feb 23, 2024

The Best Aprils in MLB history

T.S. Eliot in his collection of poems from “The Wasteland” wrote in a poem entitled The Burial of the Dead, that “April is the cruellest…

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The Best Aprils in MLB history

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Who had the best rookie pitching year in MLB history?

Pittsburgh Pirate pitcher Paul Skenes won NL Rookie-of-the-Year in 2024. He started 23 games and posted an ERA+ of 214 (100 being MLB…

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Who had the best rookie pitching year in MLB history?

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Opening day used to belong to the Cincinnati Reds

It’s been more than a week since the official start of the 2025 MLB season. The two games in Tokyo between the Dodgers and Cubs were…

Mar 27

Opening day used to belong to the Cincinnati Reds

Mar 27

Baseball blackballing

Recently my son and I did a podcast about blacklisting, banning, and blackballing in baseball. Banning and Blacklisting are more similar…

Mar 24

Baseball blackballing

Mar 24

Is Freddie Freeman already a Hall-of-Famer?

The walk-off grand slam off Nestor Cortez of the Yankees was enough to put me over the edge when it comes to current Dodger first baseman…

Mar 17

Is Freddie Freeman already a Hall-of-Famer?

Mar 17

Milwaukee Braves never had a losing season

The Braves are one of two franchises to have played in three cities. The other being the Athletics, or at least the team formerly known as…

Mar 13

Milwaukee Braves never had a losing season

Mar 13

Baseball Player-Managers

The late Pete Rose is MLB’s most recent player-manager. He well may be the last in a fairly long line of player-managers. According to…

Mar 10

Baseball Player-Managers

Mar 10

Mark Kolier

Mark Kolier

Love & write about baseball. Co-host a baseball podcast w/my son almostcooperstown.com. FB - Almost Cooperstown YouTube @almostcoop762.

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