Jay Johnstone 1945-2020

Jay Johnstone 1945-2020

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jay Johnstone, who won World Series championships as a versatile outfielder with the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers while being baseball’s merry prankster, has died. He was 74. He died last Saturday of complications from COVID-19 and also had suffered from dementia in recent years, according…

Remembering Jimmy Wynn
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Remembering Jimmy Wynn

Jimmy Wynn passed away last night. This SABR article was written by Mark Armour in 2014. Sometime during the 1967 baseball season, Houston Chronicle sportswriter John Wilson first referred to Houston Astros’ center fielder Wynn as the “Toy Cannon.” Wynn did not like the nickname at first, believing, justifiably, that it was yet another reference to his small…

Colorful Wallpaper Wednesday

Colorful Wallpaper Wednesday

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.3.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.3.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.3.2″] Like everyone, we have some additional time on our hands now. We hope to be able to use this time to share more interesting content, so keep an eye on our site. This week’s “Wallpaper Wednesday” celebrates the many colors of Dick Allen’s career. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.2″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″…