Eric Aron
Eric Aron grew up a Mets fan in Rye, New York, and currently resides in Boston. Since moving to the Commonwealth, he has written baseball biographies (Bud Harrelson, Art Shamsky, Bob Uecker, among others) for the Society of American Baseball Research and for local film websites and publications. He holds a B.A. in history from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, and a Master's degree in public history/museum studies from Northeastern University in Boston. In addition to once living in a museum, he has interviewed a diverse group of personalities. This includes former Houston Astros manager Cecil Cooper, actor/director John Shea, ,aka Lex Luthor in the New Adventures of Superman, and Ken Burns' cinematographer Buddy Squires.. He laments the demise of scheduled Major League Baseball doubleheaders, but welcomes the return of Banner Day to Citifield.
40th anniversary of MLB’s designated hitter “experiment”
Ron Blomberg is know as the first designated hitter in baseball. He was a gifted Jewish multi-sport athlete from Atlanta and a former first-round draft choice of the New York Yankees. Being in the right place at More...
Remembering eccentric Texas Rangers owner Brad Corbett
Former Texas Rangers owner Brad Corbett, right, with his manager Frank Lucchesi. “An aggressive, affable, bright, natural-born salesman, a man with an infectious, loving and generous nature.” “He is very creative More...
Remembering Eddie Yost: original “Greek God of Walks”
Eddie Yost was a mainstay at third base for the Washington Senators from 1947-1958. He was a player for a different era. Today, he would have been a poster child for our current obsession with sabermetrics and Moneyball. More...
50th Anniversary: Jack Kralick tosses first no-hitter in Twins history
“Jittery” Jack Kralick pitched the Twins first no-hitter in 1962. This season has featured no less than six no-hitters, three of them perfect games. Seattle has twirled two of them, a Felix Hernandez More...
Let’s play two! 30th anniversary of the Joel Youngblood trade
Joel Youngblood is the only player in major league history to get a hit for two different teams in two different cities on the same day. Thirty years ago, one of the more unusual events in major league history took More...
1973: The last time Kansas City hosted the All-Star Game
It was the year of a major oil crisis, as the Yom Kippur War engulfed the Middle East. Televised hearings began regarding the Watergate break-in, just as the Nixon administration announced troop withdrawal from More...
Remembering closer Pedro Borbon: The “Dominican Dracula”
Pedro Borbon was a dominate closer for the Big Red Machine back in the 1970s. (John Iacono/Sports Illustrated) On Monday, June 4, baseball lost one of the most durable arms (not to mention, colorful characters) More...
Weaver’s no-hitter brings to mind Angels no-hit pitcher Bo Belinsky
Bo Belinsky was better known for his off-field headlines than the no-hitter he threw with the Los Angels Angels in 1962. On the heels of Jered Weaver’s May 2 no-hitter, one can’t help but look back at what transpired More...
Turning the clock back to 1962: 50 years ago the New York Mets and Houston Astros were born
It’s hard to argue that the biggest MLB anniversary celebration of 2012 is for “America’s Most Beloved Ballpark”, or “Pahk” — Fenway Park in Boston, which turns 100 this season. The Seattle Mariners More...
Mel Parnell, winningest left-hander in Boston Red Sox history, dies
Mel Parnell is number three on the Boston Red Sox career wins list. (Getty Images) Mel Parnell, a two-time All-Star (1949, ’51) who tossed the 11th no-hitter in Red Sox history, died Tuesday after a long More...
1952 NL VS. AL Rookie of the Year battle: Joe Black vs. Harry Byrd
It's Harry Byrd ... 1952 National League vs. American League: Joe Black and Harry Byrd The 1952 rookie class is a war of two right-handers: an inconsistent career journeyman fireballer versus a popular former More...
1951 NL vs. AL Rookie of the Year battle: Willie Mays and Gil McDougald
It's the New York Giants' Willie Mays vs. ... There is not much to debate here about Willie Mays, but less is known about his American League counterpart. While he questionably beat out the White Sox’ More...
