Introduction: Time for Expansion Baseball
The title of this book, Time for Expansion Baseball, was…
Foreword: Time for Expansion Baseball
JULY 2, 2018 — While I was somewhat oblivious to it at…
Which of the 14 Expansion Franchises Yielded the Most Successful Draft?
Pat Gillick once observed that it should take 10 years for…
How The Devil Rays Came to Tampa Bay
“If there’s a greater day in the history of Tampa Bay, I…
Making the Valley Major League: An Ownership History of the Arizona Diamondbacks
Cover of the Arizona Diamondbacks expansion draft program…
The Making of the Marlins
Joe Robbie Stadium on Opening Day, April 5, 1993. (Courtesy…
Colorado Rockies: The Time Zone With A Team
The National League Expansion Committee visited Denver…
The Birth of the Toronto Blue Jays
Opening Day in Toronto, April 7, 1977, as a snowstorm…
Major League Baseball Returns to the Pacific Northwest
American League President Leland S. MacPhail (l.)…
The Flight of the Seattle Pilots
Seattle Pilots spring training program from 1970.…
It’s a Major League City or It Isn’t: San Diego’s Padres Step Up to the Big Leagues
National League president Warren Giles was in San…
‘Les Expos Sont La’: The Expos Are Here
Montreal Expos’ manager Gene Mauch and New York…
Mr. K Brings Baseball Back to Kansas City
Happy Birthday, Mr. K! Royals pitcher Moe Drabowsky…
Expansion, Round Two: How Charlie Finley Blew Up Baseball
The cartel that ruled the national pastime was called Organized…
“The Name Is Mets – Just Plain Mets”
As part of the National League expansion in 1962, a franchise…
Here Come the Colts
In 1958, three years before a major-league expansion team…
The Washington Senators Begin a New Term
Every two years, the nation’s capital sees senators leave…
A Season in Homer Heaven: The Birth of the Los Angeles Angels
“I don’t give a damn about O’Malley.”
Hank Greenberg…
Rickey’s Folly: How the Continental League Forced Baseball Expansion
President John F. Kennedy delivered the ceremonial first…
The Colt .45s and the 1961 Expansion Draft
On October 10, 1961, the National League held the expansion draft…
Mis-Management 101: The American League Expansion for 1961
Roland Hemond joined the Los Angeles Angels’ on…