2000 Yankees Diary, September 28: Swept away in Tampa Bay
The Yankees were going through it down the stretch as the 2000 season limped to a close. They…
2000 Yankees Diary, September 27: Bombers blown out as skid continues
Regular readers of this series will already know this, but if you happen to stumble across this as…
2000 Yankees Diary, September 26: Walked off in Tampa as questions abound
September 2000 was a strange time for the Yankees. Even though they were losing seemingly every night, they…
End of the Sternberg Era
I moved to Tampa in 2005 and quickly adopted the Devil Rays as my team, just as Stuart…
Baseball history unpacked, September 22
The time Jake Arrieta* was from another planet, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is…
Today in White Sox History: August 27
1910 Comiskey Park hosted the first night game ever played in an MLB ballpark, as Chicago amateur clubs…
Today on Pinstripe Alley – 8/27/25
Two days of baseball against the Nationals and two smooth wins. The Yanks will try to get to…
This Day in Braves History: John Smoltz sets the Braves’ franchise record for career strikeouts
Braves Franchise History 1902: Baltimore outfielder Kip Selbach sets the post-1900 mark in the American League by making…
Column: The Rays odyssey | Opinion
I’ll get to the Rays in a moment, but first some follow-up from my last column. It was…