Was Ty Cobb the violent, unhinged racist we imagine him to be? The legendary Georgia Peach was a more complex figure than that, author Charles Leerhsen says.
Travis Sawchik discusses how the Pittsburgh Pirates used advanced stats to end a 20-year streak of futility.
The veteran baseball scribe discusses how he tracked down numerous tales to see if they were true.
Was 1908 the greatest year in baseball history? Author Cait Murphy says it was.
MLB Network's Brian Kenny takes us inside baseball's sabermetric revolution.
Not everybody in the Baseball Hall of Fame is famous. Author David Fleitz tells us about some of the Hall's more obscure members.
Josh Wilker shares the story of his unconventional and hilarious childhood through Topps baseball cards from the 1970s.
Ben Lindbergh talks about his experiences trying to apply sabermetric principles while running the operations of an independent league baseball team.
Biographer Doug Wilson discusses the life and career of legendary Baltimore Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson.
Author Lincoln Mitchell discusses the challenges MLB faces in the 21st century, including globalization, declining youth participation and the end of TV.
Noted author and historian Marty Appel discusses Mike 'King' Kelly, the most colorful baseball superstar of the 19th century.
Author Dan Epstein takes us back to the funky summer of 1976, when Mark Fidrych and 'The Bad News Bears' reigned supreme.
Authors Kevin Reavy and Ryan Spaeder talk about why Cal Ripken was better than Derek Jeter, how awesome Tim Raines was and why Wade Boggs was even greater than you remembe
Author Jeremy Lehrman discusses the history of baseball's MVP awards and looks at some of the most controversial choices, including Andre Dawson, Dennis Eckersley and Johnny Evers.
We talk to author Jeff Katz about the 1981 baseball strike, which he says "saved baseball." Other topics: Fernandomania, George Steinbrenner and the Baseball Hall of Fame candidacy of Marvin Miller.