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Joe Mauer, Todd Helton and the 1-team baseball Hall of Famers by franchiseThe 2024 Hall of Fame inductions added two names to a very exclusive list. With Joe Mauer and Todd Helton’s nomination to Cooperstown, the two join 53 other players as the only in MLB history to make the Hall of Fame after spending their entire careers on one team. Listed by team, here are the reale...

Baseball didn’t anticipate this odd rash of no-hitters, which there are more of than 'count' because 'rules'John Means pitched this season’s third no-hitter on Wednesday afternoon in Seattle, except it was really the fourth, as Major League Baseball keeps finding out that whatever oddities are available to be achieved, someone eventually will achieve them....

Palmer Vs. PalmerOver at the Daily Beast, I reprinted Tom Boswell's fine 1983 portrait of Jim Palmer:...

The Rose Goes in the Front, Big Guy

Over at Baseball Prospectus, Michael Clair looks at some MLB beefcake....

Great Moments In The History Of Sports Anchors Saying "Bulging Dick"

Tipster George sent in a clip of MASN commentator Jim Palmer making a fairly recurring slip-up while discussing Derek Lee's bulging disc on Sunday. Here's a brief look back at the ever-expanding history of sports anchors saying "bulging dick" on air, featuring Palmer, Steve Levy, and Win McMurry. ...