The legendary MLB manager let his temper get the better of him when some aggressive celebrating fans chased his New York Giants out of a park after they had been beaten
John McGraw followed up a star career as a third baseman by becoming one of the most successful managers in baseball history. Best known for his prickly and competitive nature, he was not one to suffer fools gladly or take abuse from anyone, which sometimes got him in hot water — including once being arrested and charged with assaulting a 13-year-old fan of an opposing team with a whip.
Originally a third baseman, McGraw made his baseball bones with the Baltimore Orioles before moving on to the New York Giants, where he played sparingly in his final seasons while also…
The electric car company is attempting to make a huge splash in the EV sector
Lucid Motors, which is on the verge of completing a merger with Churchill Capital Corp IV (CCIV), has seen its stock experience a tumultuous 2021. The electric vehicle company has grand plans for the future but with no cars ready for buyers until later this year, hype, speculation and projections have sent the share price bouncing between $10 and a high of $64.86 these past four-plus months. While it’s impossible to accurately tell what the future holds, looking at their website’s data offers some interesting clues as to the company’s current trend.
Alexa.com, powered by Amazon, tracks website traffic data…
The versatile spud has a long history in various locations around the world
If you like to eat; like really like to eat, the main dish is naturally the star attraction. However, the sides should never be neglected and there are some great ones out there that have become cult classics over the years. Consider the versatile baked potato, which not only remains as popular now as it has for years but also has some interesting origins.
Trailing only rice, wheat and corn, potatoes are the fourth largest annual food crop in the world. They were first cultivated by the Inca around 8,000–5,000 B.C. and carried back to Europe in the 1,500s A.D…
The former outfielder may have played professional baseball in part because of the opportunities it gave him to go shopping
Emmet Heidrick was a talented big-league outfielder whose career may have been even more noteworthy if not for a regular spate of injuries and a desire to pursue other activities away from baseball. However, for a time, playing ball allowed him to travel the country and pursue his true passion — collecting neckties.
Born in Pennsylvania, Heidrick was the son of a wealthy lumber businessman. As a youth he showed significant talent in baseball, drawing the attention of professional teams. His father wanted him to steer clear of the sport as a career, as he had grander things in mind…
Before Babe Ruth, a much less-known player held the all-time professional baseball single-season home run record
The career of immortal slugger Babe Ruth unofficially marked the age of power hitting in professional baseball. It wasn’t like players didn’t hit home runs before him, but with that time being known as the Dead Ball Era, it’s easy to correlate how much less likely long balls were. One of the earliest sluggers, who held the pro single-season record (45 in 1895) for homers prior to the Bambino, was Perry Werden, who even as an old man believed the game was better before all the balls started flying out of the yards.
Werden, a right-handed first baseman and outfielder…
The MLB Hall-of-Famer attacked his wife’s parents in a shocking drunken rage
Hall-of-Fame pitcher Rube Waddell left a legacy of amazing baseball talent and eccentric behavior that was the stuff of thousands of stories. Unfortunately, he had a dark side as well, punctuated by a violent assault he was accused of making against his wife’s parents at the height of his career.
When he wasn’t mowing down hitters, the left-handed Waddell might be chasing fire trucks, trying to con an acquaintance for a few bucks or otherwise daydreaming and causing generally tame kinds of trouble. In his 13-year big-league career (1897; 1899–1910), he was 193–143 with a 2.16 ERA. …
New basketball stars have emerged this season
The 2020–2021 NBA regular season is in its final weeks before the playoffs. It’s been a campaign filled with excitement and emerging players who have stepped their games up to previously unsurpassed levels. However, nobody has shown more improvement than these three players, who have become burgeoning stars.
Julius Randle, Forward- New York Knicks: In his first six seasons after being taken with the seventh overall selection in the 2014 draft, Randle has consistently produced and been an above average player. However, this past year, he has transformed into something truly special; an MVP candidate even. …
Crypto investors have the opportunity to possibly get in on the ground floor of a developing and mysterious currency
Crypto currency is on fire in the worlds of investing and finance. Although giants like Bitcoin and Etherium dominate the sector, there are many others that are up and coming. There are also those still in development, such as Pi, a yet-to-be listed crypto that although it has no current value, it could possibly be listed in the future and can be mined for free on your phone.
The Pi Network asserts, “it is a long-term project whose success depends on the collective contributions of its members.
“Pi is dedicated to helping everyday people capture more economic value that today…
The rapidly growing coin has seen its presence in the business world grow as well
The current darling of the cryptocurrency and investing world is Dogecoin. The meme coin, originally developed as a joke, has become a tour-de-force, behind rapidly increasing popularity from the masses and unwavering support from power player billionaire Elon Musk. Although the price of the coin has skyrocketed nearly 27,000% in the past year, it is still finding its footing as a viable currency that can be used to purchase goods and services. That being said, there is a growing number of businesses that are accepting the coin, which only figures to dramatically grow as Doge becomes entrenched in the mainstream.
The MLB HOFer foresaw how much air travel would impact the game
First emerging in baseball as a star third baseman and then transitioning into one of the most successful managers of all-time, John McGraw spent nearly half a century in the game and left as indelible a mark as anyone before or since. His Hall-of-Fame career attested to his skill in all aspects of the game, and it turned out he was even clairvoyant about its future given his ideas about how flight would impact the National Pastime.
In parts of 17 seasons (1891–1907) as a player, McGraw hit a robust .334 with a .466 on-base percentage and 436 stolen bases…
