Recommended by Shawn Plank
Exploring Kansas City Royals history
Denny Matthews' voice on the radio. George Brett’s batting average (and hemorrhoids and pine tar). Chris Chambliss' soul-crushing, ninth-inning, walk-off home run. The Kansas City Royals were the baseball team of my youth. Darin's newsletter on Royals history fills in the gaps I missed or forgot (or tried to forget).
Tales of excellence (and mediocrity) on the diamond
In his series on the top 50 teams of all-time, Thomas uses a system to score all of the more than 2,500 teams that have played since 1903. It is a fascinating way to look back at remembered (or forgotten or unknown!) great historical baseball teams and players.