Warren Spahn

Warren Spahn #21 of the Milwaukee Braves throws a pitch circa the 1950's during a game

Sports connections to Veterans Day

A collection of notable sports connections to the U.S. service academies and professional athletes, in recognition of Veterans Day, which commemorates the anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I on Nov. 11, 1918.

Baseball's next great economic disparity

Baseball's financial structure appears to have reached a tipping point that can be defined simply. "The arbitration process is now outdated," said a h...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 01, 2009

Kneejerk Reactions: Game 1

...Series opener. Among the dozens who tried and failed were Hall of Famers Carl Hubbell (twice), Warren Spahn (twice), Sandy Koufax, Don Sutton, John Smoltz, Greg Maddux, and Curt Schilling. For more ... Check out...

Three Strikes: History in the unmaking edition

...1930s: 3 (Carl Hubbell, Lefty Grove, Dizzy Dean) 1940s: 10 1950s: 3 (Whitey Ford, Hoyt Wilhelm, Warren Spahn) 1960s: 18 1970s: 9 1980s: 2 (Dwight Gooden, Orel Hershiser) 1990s: 3 (Greg Maddux, Jose Rijo...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 01, 2009

Playing the Jeter game

OK. I'll play this game: No doubt that Jeter has been one of the greatest Yankees of all-time. His first handful of years in the league, he playe...

Pedroia launches 2 of Boston's 6 homers as Buchholz, Red Sox dismantle Orioles

Clay Buchholz pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, and Dustin Pedroia hit two of Boston's season-high six homers to lead the Red Sox to a 10-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.

Does five-man rotation still make sense?

Sports Illustrated's Chris Ballard wonders, as we all have, about the five-man rotation and takes it to the next level. Money quote: Why not inst...

Reaching into the mailbag

...long and lucrative career. How did you manage to make it through an extended discussion of Warren Spahn without mentioning the war? It's not at all unreasonable to think that if he...

Still tilting at pitch counts

...year. I don't seem to remember his arm falling off. Let's try Warren Spahn, who in an even longer time frame, from 1947 to 1963, averaged 21 complete games a...

Q&A: Jeff Idelson

Baseball Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson tells Page 2 how it selects caps for its plaques, typos and more.

Seller's market awaits this trading season

Mark J. Rebilas/US Presswire Freddy Sanchez could have a new address by the time the July 31 trade deadline passes. By Steve Phillips, ESPN The ...

Braves retire Maddux's No. 31

On the day the Atlanta Braves retired Greg Maddux's number, his former manager Bobby Cox led the praises.

Meet the all-time NL All-Stars

Rob Neyer picks his all-time National League All-Star team since the All-Star era began in 1933.

American baseball player Warren Spahn (1921 - 2003), poses after delivering a pitch on the mound for the Milwaukee Braves, circa 1958...