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The first time Aaron hit with his right hand on top of the bat, he homered.

Joe Posnanski • The Baseball 100

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Fernandomania Forever. 💙 RIP to a Dodgers legend and icon. https://t.co/olMzD64Uxh

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At Princeton, Bradley has become such an excellent basketball player that it is necessary to look beyond college basketball to find a standard that will put him in perspective. The standard’s name is Oscar Robertson, of the Cincinnati Royals, who is the finest basketball player yet developed. Robertson, who is known in basketball as The O, stands

John McPhee • A Sense of Where You Are: Bill Bradley at Princeton

With Jackson, O’Neal, and Bryant, they had posted a 13-1 mark in the NBA Finals. The Pacers, Sixers, and Nets were all roadkill for a franchise destined for greatness, and 2004 appeared to be no different.

Jeff Pearlman • Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty

This is an underrated but legendary Yankees moment. Don Mattingly had spent his entire 13 year career without a postseason appearance. The Yanks finally made it to October in 1995, Mattingly’s final season. Donnie Baseball would then belt this rocket against the Mariners in the division series for his first and only postseason homer. It’s a damn... See more

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B. J. Ryan (in 2003, with the Baltimore Orioles) and Alan Embree (in 2009, with the Colorado Rockies) were each credited with a victory in a game in which they threw zero pitches. Both relievers picked a runner off a base to end an inning before their offense plated the winning run.

Anthony Castrovince • A Fan's Guide to Baseball Analytics: Why WAR, WHIP, wOBA, and Other Advanced Sabermetrics Are Essential to Understanding Modern Baseball

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