#CardCorner: 1990 Topps Gary Pettis
kkundahl
Sat, 2026-10-17 11:00
A center fielder with almost unparalleled range, Gary Pettis played 11 seasons in the big leagues, totaling 354 stolen bases and five Gold Glove Awards.
Craig Muder
The most well-known baseball card featuring Gary Pettis never showed his face at all. But even one of the game’s most famous missing persons stories could not hide a career that saw Pettis become one of the best defensive center fielders in the ...
The Wizard powers up in NLCS
kkundahl
Wed, 2026-10-14 11:30
Folks went crazy on Oct. 14, 1985, when Ozzie Smith hit the defining home run of his career.
Craig Muder
With the 1985 National League Championship Series tied at two games apiece, Cardinals announcer Jack Buck was lamenting his team’s missed opportunities to score in a contest that was knotted at two with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning.
At the plate was Ozzie Smith, who had never hit a home run batti...
Shohei Ohtani has not hit a home run since the middle of August.
Igor Shesterkin’s injury doesn’t mean it’s time to wave the white flag. It might be the opening the Rangers need to fix more than just their crease.
The MLB offseason is very much on for 26 of the league's 30 teams.
The wounds of a devastating sweep at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays are still fresh for the Yankees, as they come to terms with another disappointing end to a season this week. As we begin what’s likely going to be a long and dreadfully boring offseason with the impending lockout, it’s time to […]
Pirates legend Bill Mazeroski was mobbed by his teammates and fans following the first walk-off home run in World Series history.
Now that the National League Championship Series is back at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, the Dodgers will have Blake Snell starting on the mound in Game 3 on Wednesday night, followed by Tyler Glasnow in Game 4 on Thursday. This order could have been inferred after Tarik Skubal and Yoshinobu Yamamoto were tabbed to […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers will be heading home down 2-0 in their series with the Milwaukee Brewers. On Monday, Yoshinobu Yamamoto took to the mound for the Dodgers. Yamamoto didn’t have his best stuff, giving up three runs in just 2.2 innings. Yamamoto was a postseason hero in 2025, including racking up three World Series […]
The post The funky stats behind Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s uncharacteristic flop of a Game 2 start appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Eighty-one appearances is a lot to ask of any reliever. For Brent Headrick, who threw 23 big-league innings the year […]
John Harbaugh settled the Giants‘ center question for this week: Bryan Hudson will start, and John Michael Schmitz will remain […]
A new report sheds light on how the New York Yankees view the Minnesota Twins' biggest free agent, catcher Ryan Jeffers.
There is no replacement for watching your own team compete in the National League Championship Series. Fans of the San Diego Padres have had the privilege of watching their team compete for a pennant a few times, with their most recent trip pitting them against the Philadelphia Phillies. The team from the National League East […]
Josh Allen can turn a broken play into a highlight before a defender has time to react. But what happens when the best play is the simple one sitting right in front of him? During Monday Night Football, former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning spotted a moment when Buffalo’s star quarterback appeared to have […]
The post “He Doesn’t Always Throw It”: Eli Manning Calls Out Josh Allen’s Bad Habit On-Air of Ignoring the “Open Guy” Against the Rams appeared first on EssentiallySports .
It's been 84 years since this happened in the MLB playoffs.
The Milwaukee Brewers are now just two wins away from reaching a World Series. Milwaukee is up 2-0 on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series. This is the first time in Brewers franchise history that the team has been up 2-0 in a best-of-seven series. Milwaukee’s players are fired up about […]
The post Brewers players react to insane bit of franchise history that’s almost hard to believe appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Los Angeles Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been phenomenal in the postseason, but where does he rank among the all-time greats?
Whether you believe Dylan Garand is the answer in goal with Igor Shesterkin out for the season or not, we […]
Things are only getting worse for Dodgers owner Mark Walter as another lawsuit has been filed against his company. “A suit filed Monday is at least the third to allege Walter and his insurers sold annuities based on misrepresentations and false promises,” reported The Wall Street Journal. Rick Phillips, a Los Angeles-area retiree, filed the […]
The post Dodgers Owner Mark Walter Faces New Legal Trouble as Retirement Savers Fight Back appeared first on EssentiallySports .
Jordan Walker put together a stellar 2026 season but the St. Louis Cardinals need to be sure it was not a fluke before going to the extension table.
In this week's Future Projection, Ben and Carlos open up the mailbag to talk about bad makeup, an international draft and more.
The post How Bad Makeup Can Affect MLB Prospect Status | Future Projection appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .
Mike Florio is sick and tired of NFL “bonus coverage” leaving fans that have paid good money to be able to watch every football game unable to tune in to watch their favorite team. The Sunday Ticket blackouts became an issue on Sunday when the game between the Washington Commanders and New York Giants ran…
Good morning. Kennedi Landry writes that, if nothing else, MacKenzie Gore was available to pitch for the Texas Rangers in 2026. Evan Grant writes that the infield was stricken with injuries all season but it was also the most productive unit for Texas in 2026. MLB Trade Rumors’ Mark Polishuk checks out the offseason outlook […]
Are the Rangers cursed? Insiders weigh in on life after Shesterkin, the goalie market, and a few young Blueshirts giving fans reason for hope.
The Syracuse Orange will return home this week to welcome the Louisville Cardinals. We know that the game will kickoff just after 7:30 on Saturday night, but when the Orange offense comes out to the JMA Dome field, who will take the first snap? It’s days like this when you wish that Riley Dixon was […]