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From left, Rogers Hornsby, Stan Musial, Albert Pujols (File photos/P-D) When the Baseball Writers Association of America announces the winner of its National League Most Valuable Player Award on Tuesday, it is anticipated...
My desk is empty. And to the 2008 World Series, the most unbelievable story I ever covered for this paper. I will always remember Akinori Iwamura jumping on second base for the final out of the 2008 American League Championship...
James Andrews of Winchester Hill notified City Marshal Davis that young boys removed his cart from his house and hauled it up South Auburn Street. The boys were rounded up and talked to. A railroad laborer known as Scotty...
Of the four types of hit in baseball, triples are by far the rarest. In 2009, there were 949 triples out of 43,524 total hits (2.18%). I went back and calculated historical values for some past years: 1999: 931/45,327 (2.05%)...
By Brian M. Boyce The Tribune-Star TERRE HAUTE — Seven plaques awaiting placement on North Ninth Street bear familiar names to history. Committee member Fred Nation called it an “exciting day in Terre Haute,” noting the shared...
Broadcaster was the voice of the Tigers from 1960 until 2002 If this was one of the final times for baseball fans to listen to Hall of Fame broadcaster Ernie Harwell, they'll have an even greater appreciation of his career. In...
For the next few weeks, THT will publish excerpts from Evaluating Baseball's Managers, 1876-2008, which is scheduled for release in December, but can be ordered now. Martin is one of 17 managers profiled in this chapter)...
Jay Cutler is more than the face of the Chicago Bears franchise, he's also one of Chicago's most famous diabetics. CBS 2's Megan Mawicke had a rare chat with Cutler's parents, who gave some insight into who he really is.
By MJ Kneiser 92.1 FM WLHR Radio Special to the Independent Mail Originally published 01:20 p.m., November 15, 2009 ROYSTON, Ga. — David Jordan has begun preparing for his new job as mayor, although his assumption of office may...
Nevada should actively negotiate with the federal government for benefits in exchange for storing the nation’s nuclear waste, while researching ways to reprocess it, a former adviser to President Reagan told business Reno-area...
