
Field of Liens: Real-Property Development in Baseball
A sport that can be played on a pastoral commons requires, in…

Departure Without Dignity: The Athletics Leave Philadelphia
It was an overwhelming set of unfavorable circumstances that…

It’s Not Fiction: The Race to Host the 1954 Southern Association All-Star Game
For the first eleven days of July 1954, the Atlanta Crackers,…

The Fightingest Pennant Race: Brockton versus Lawrence in the Eastern New England League, 1885
A hotly disputed nineteenth-century pennant race was contested…

The Macmillian Baseball Encyclopedia, the West System, and Sweat Equity
New statistical categories are now in vogue, but the rock upon…

The Law Firm and the League: Morgan, Lewis and Bockius LLP, Major League Baseball, and MLB.com
This is (roughly) the tenth anniversary of the transfer of a…

“No, I’m a Spectator Like You”: Umpiring in the Negro American League
Bob Motley umpired in the Negro American League from 1947 through…

Is There Racial Bias Among Umpires?
Is there widespread racial bias among umpires? In August 2007,…

Hitting Streaks: A Reply to Jim Albert
Do hitting streaks occur more frequently than they would if hitting…

Great Streaks: A Response to Trent McCotter
A response to "Hitting Streaks Don't Obey Your Rules," from the…

Does a Pitcher’s Height Matter?
Analyzing the truth about taller pitchers being more durable…

The Many Flavors of DIPS: A History and an Overview
How much control, if any, does a pitcher have over whether a…

Home Run Derby Curse: Fact or Fiction?
A variety of sources have indicated the existence of a Home Run…

Beyond Bunning and Short Rest: An Analysis of Managerial Decisions That Led to the Phillies’ Epic Collapse of 1964
Starting Jim Bunning and Chris Short on short rest wasn't the…

The Next Frontier—China
MLB officials are confident baseball’s popularity will spread…

Who Wore Uniform Number 16 for the Tigers—Before Prince Hal?
The confirmation of a batting-practice pitcher's uniform number…

The Day the Phillies Went to Egypt
In the spring of 1947, a seventeen-year-old southpaw named Curt…
