Read more baseball history stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/29094/baseball-history.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:38:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71127/lay-off-a-rod-clutch-is-just-luck.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlex Rodriguez may be one of the greatest hitters of all time, but fans have always derided him for not being “clutch” enough, for not winning it all, for not being a “real Yankee” like DiMaggio or Berra or Mantle or Jackson. But stat geeks have long argued that “clutch...http://www.newser.com/story/71127/lay-off-a-rod-clutch-is-just-luck.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 11:55:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60129/baseball-may-kill-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you’re thinking about a trip to the ball park, you’d better have some good insurance. In their new book, Death at the Ballpark: A Comprehensive Study of Game-Related Fatalities, Robert Gorman and David Weeks chronicle 850 baseball-related deaths, listing them in reference-like fashion. You’d likely be shocked at just...http://www.newser.com/story/60129/baseball-may-kill-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 May 2009 13:22:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58077/fandom-baseball-kings-sit-soccer-plebes-stand.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTry putting a European soccer match and an American baseball game on split screen sometime and looking at the stands. You’ll notice a bunch of standing soccer fans, and a lot of sitting baseball spectators. Austin Kelley set out to explain that phenomenon for the Wall Street Journal , finding much...http://www.newser.com/story/58077/fandom-baseball-kings-sit-soccer-plebes-stand.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 May 2009 10:40:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28975/cubs-swinging-for-wrigley-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShhh, don't jinx it: The Chicago Cubs not only lead the National League, they're playing better at home than on the road. The lovable losers are 26-8 at Wrigley Field, a record they last held before going to (and losing) the World Series in 1918. Now they're on pace for...http://www.newser.com/story/28975/cubs-swinging-for-wrigley-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Jun 2008 12:40:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24152/vintage-unis-make-a-comeback.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEbbets Field may be long gone, but Ebbets Field Flannels is still bringing back wearable pieces of baseball history. ESPN takes a tour of the vintage jersey company that Jerry Cohen started in 1987 to fulfill special orders for throwback sportswear. Since then, the business has stayed niche but the...http://www.newser.com/story/24152/vintage-unis-make-a-comeback.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 12 Apr 2008 5:24:20 CDT