#1919 World Series

The MLB, like any other league, has a strict set of rules that must be followed. This is due to the fact that the league wants to promote sportsmanship and integrity in the sport. In the history of Major League Baseball, we've seen several players and personnel face punishments such as suspensions and fines. These mostly stem from unsportsmanlike…

During the Winter Meetings we all got a big laugh at Jon Heyman tweeting that "Arson Judge" was heading to the San Francisco Giants. A much bigger story dropped at almost exactly the same time when Bradford William Davis reported on Dr. Meredith Wills' latest round of research for Insider, revealing that MLB used at least two (and possibly three)…

RIDGEFIELD - The ilani Casino, developed by the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and Salishan-Mohegan, is now one of 10 casinos in Washington state where people can bet on sports. In Washington, people cannot use popular gambling apps like Fanduel and DraftKings for sports wagering. If people want to place a bet on tonight's Trail Blazers game or next week's…

Sports betting has been flourishing in the U.S. after it was unbanned by the Supreme Court in May 2018. Boosted by the ongoing pandemic and the ever-increasing interest in gambling, it generates billions of dollars in revenues, with horse racing, boxing, Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), and National Football…

This past weekend, Pete Rose wrote a letter to the Commissioner of Baseball, asking for a dispensation that would end his suspension and allow him to be considered for election to the Hall of Fame. The letter was apologetic and contrite, characteristics for which Charlie Hustle is not known. Pete Rose loves baseball, and he played the game the…

From baseball to horse racing, Arnold Rothstein played a role in some of the more dubious sports moments of the early 20th century. Born with a head for numbers, Rothstein became enamored of games of chance early and turned his love for gambling into a vast criminal empire that made him not only a legendary racketeer and kingpin, but also a…

CASCADE, Iowa - Lee Simon, a board member of the Tri-County Historical Society Museum, walks through the building's entrance and wanders over to the Red Faber wing. Simon put together the part of the museum dedicated to the Hall of Fame pitcher from Cascade, Iowa. He points out aunique part of the collection hanging on the wall. It regards the…

CASCADE - Lee Simon, a board member of the Tri-County Historical Society Museum, walks through the building's entrance and wanders over to the Red Faber wing. Simon put together the part of the museum dedicated to the Hall of Fame pitcher from Cascade. He points out aunique part of the collection hanging on the wall. It regards the "Black Sox"…