However, for quite some time, I’ve been thinking about this: if one could get a good approximation of the framing numbers just using Retrosheet pitch sequences, 20 years of catcher framing could be ...

Flash back to January 1987. Walk Like an Egyptian is at the top of the pop charts. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has coasted past 2,000. John Elway has broken Cleveland’s heart for the very first ...

although a few of them are recent enough that some of us did see them. With help from Baseball-Reference.com and Retrosheet.org, we can even find results of the matchups. Ty Cobb versus Walter Johnson ...

His knowledge of music, baseball and literature was outstanding. If one baseball organization wasn't enough, Tom joined Retrosheet in 1997 as a member and in 2004 became a board member.

This is a fun read from Tom Ruane of Retrosheet, a look at some quirky events in major league history that are difficult for software programs to understand and thus display accurate box scores.