...their French Premier league soccer match, in Rennes, western France, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/David Vincent

Three Strikes: History in the unmaking edition

When history is made in baseball, half the planet is there to chronicle it. But when history is unmade, well, apparently that's Three Strikes' niche. ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 01, 2009

Three Strikes: September drama edition

...they would be in truly rarified territory. According to the Sultan of Swat Stats, SABR's David Vincent, only three teams in the live-ball era have had a home run leader who hit...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 01, 2009

Three Strikes: Break up the Rockies edition

...out of resources to keep going. Fortunately, the Sultan of Swat Stats, SABR home run historian David Vincent, came to the rescue. He passed along a list of every leadoff inside-the-park homer...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 27, 2009

Sandwich Awards: Phillies trio has the munchies

Get out those submarine rolls. The Generic Sandwich Awards are back. But before we salute this week's most sandwich-worthy feats, it's time for …...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 21, 2009

Three Strikes: The Pie cycle

STRIKE ONE -- IT'S ALL CYCLICAL DEPT. We've seen some unlikely guys hit for the cycle here at Three Strikes World Headquarters. But Felix Pie's adven...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 17, 2009

Clock ticking on Strasburg negotiations

Here's the multimillion-dollar question: Will Stephen Strasburg -- the No. 1 pick in the June draft -- sign with the Washington Nationals? We'll soon find out.

...match against Nantes in La Roche-sur-Yon, western France, Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/David Vincent

All-Star Game: July 14

...AL pitcher who actually made contact at the plate was Freddy Garcia in 2002. Last before that: David Wells in 1998. Last with a hit: Charles Nagy in 1992. --Jayson Stark 9:09 p.m...

Practically un-bee-lievable

A swarm of bees at Petco Park. A flock of sea gulls at Progressive Field. A Nat with almost as many homers as his team has wins. Yeah, it's been one bizarre first half, for sure.

Three Strikes: Philled up with a lot of losses

Strike One -- Phillie Phloppage Dept. In response to the gazillions of Philadelphia e-mailers looking for an explanation of the Phillies' recent cliff...

Sandwich Awards: Father's Day Spectacular

Nothing warms up Father's Day weekend like a big spread of our world-famous Generic Sandwich Awards. So Happy Father's Day to all of you out there. No...

...Mans 24 Hours endurance race, in Le Mans, western France, Saturday, June 13, 2009. (AP Photo/David Vincent

Useless Info: Having a little 10-run comeback fun

Any time a team goes on a road trip to two parks in the same city … and another team gets 10 runs behind and still wins … and another team s...

Ibanez on a Sandwich Award-winning roll

...time record holder for most consecutive homers with NOBODY on base? The Sultan of Swat Stats, David Vincent, reports it's Curtis Granderson, who set that record (18) just two years ago -- while none...