#Jim Rice

The 1982 Royals, coming off two consecutive playoff appearances, were starting to age. Six position players who saw action in at least 120 games, and all four starting pitchers, were over the age of 30. The Royals served a lot of coffee in 1982 and these were the players who got it. I'm always a bit fascinated by the stories of players who appear…

The Toronto Blue Jays turn 45 in 2022. They open the season Friday night at Rogers Centre, just four days after legal went live and mobile. It's a good time to be an fan in Toronto. The Blue Jays have eight former players in Cooperstown. But not all had Hall of Fame careers while playing for Toronto. Which players would make up the Toronto Blue…

These past few years have been tough for baseball. First the sport was upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, then it dealt with the financial fallout of the shortened 2020 season, and last year the offseason was overshadowed by labor strife and eventually a lockout the shut down the sport for 99 days. Now, finally, we're heading into a somewhat normal…