Back row, left to right: Louis D. Brandeis, Mahlon Pitney, James McReynolds, and John H. Clarke. Front row, left to right: William R. Day and Joseph McKenna, Chief Justice William Howard Taft, and Oliver Wendell Holmes and Willis Van Devanter.

A Crank on the Court: The Passion of Justice William R. Day

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Alito: The Origin of the Baseball Antitrust Exemption

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Comiskey’s Detectives

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BOOKS: Two new biographies of Alexander Cartwright

Live All You Can: Alexander Joy Cartwright and the Invention…

LETTERS: Rating the commissioners — and dog mascots

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LETTERS: The Dodger in the Royals uniform

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LETTERS: Al Jolson?

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Zooming In On A Great Old Photo

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Plenty of Stars, But Few Cigars

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War at Griffith Stadium

On April 25, 1933, the Senators and the Yankees engaged in one…

Buzz Arlett’s Remarkable 1932 Season

During a five-week span in 1932, minor-league legend Buzz Arlett…

Maryland: Home of Homer Hitters

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Stories in Washington Baseball History

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Low-Risk Pitcher Signings — Any Reward?

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He May Be Fast, But Is He Quick?

During the 2007 baseball season, Jim Reisler interviewed nine…

Estimating the Dollar Value of Players

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Herb Washington’s Value to the 1974 A’s

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The Possible Effect of Steroids on Home-Run Production

In a recent paper entitled “On the Potential of a Chemical…

The Gentlemen’s Agreement and the Ferocious Gentleman Who Broke It

I doubt that any thoughtful person would disagree with Norman…

Landis, Baseball, and Racism — A Brief Comment

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Does Baseball Deserve This Black Eye? Landis and Baseball Before Jackie Robinson

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The Tale of the Three Tobins

Three players named John Tobin played pro baseball, each at some…

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