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Kansas City and Toronto Libraries Exchange Literary Insults on Twitter

Even the librarians are getting caught up in playoffs fever.

15 Amazin' Facts About the Mets

Mr. Met was once threatened by the Secret Service.

Vintage Photos of Wrigley Field To Celebrate The Cubs' NLDS Win

A look back at over a century of baseball played at Wrigley Field in honor of the Cubs' NLDS win.

"The Surest Jaws on All Four Paws": Ashley Whippet, Dog Frisbee Pioneer

How a 28-pound pooch made canine Frisbee a worldwide phenomenon (and got his owner arrested).

8 Pop Culture References to Yogi Berra's "It Ain't Over Till It's Over"

The fat lady has nothing on Yogi's "It ain't over" saying.

10 More Athletes with Weird Contract Clauses

When you're already making millions, you need to start making other demands. Like cooking classes.

When They Played Baseball on Ice Skates

Read the 1943 Rules of Conduct for Women's Baseball

While the official song of the organization proclaimed that the motto of the players was “Do or Die,” the rules of of conduct weren’t quite so tough.

50 Years Ago: MLB Pitcher Dock Ellis Threw a No-Hitter While Tripping on Acid

He threw wild, beaned batters, and lost all sense of time—but Dock Ellis still managed to pitch a no-hitter while high on LSD.

7 Lights-Out Facts About Baseball's First Perfect Game

On this day in 1880, Lee Richmond of the Worcester Ruby Legs twirled baseball's first-ever perfect game.

9 of the Most Significant Items in Baseball's Early History

Pulled from 'A History of Baseball in 100 Objects' by Josh Leventhal, these items help tell the story of how baseball grew to resemble the game we know today.

The Major League Baseball Pitcher Who Got Struck By Lightning

Why Doesn't the National League Have Designated Hitters?

15 Stunning Baseball Photos From A Career at Sports Illustrated

Amy Madigan and Kevin Costner star as Annie and Ray Kinsella in Field of Dreams (1989).

43 Fast Facts About Field of Dreams

Phil Alden Robinson's Oscar-nominated baseball movie is still being talked about, more than 30 years after its initial release.

Why Are Baseball Games Nine Innings Long?

A brief history of how we arrived at that number, and who should get credit for it.

Where Does The Phrase "Nice Guys Finish Last" Come From?

Baseball's First Rules

25 Facts About the San Francisco Giants

For the third time in five years, the San Francisco Giants are World Series champions.

Why Are Baseball Seasons 162 Games Long?

This week, Major League Baseball released the schedule for the 2015 season. You may have noticed that it starts later and ends later than previous seasons, but each team still plays 162 games, just as they have for decades. But how did MLB arrive at such

Why Do We Stretch During the Seventh Inning?

Reading about the theories behind the Seventh-Inning Stretch's origin story might take longer than the stretch itself.

11 Little Quirks in Baseball's Early Rules

What Do Players Get for Making the All-Star Game?

All-Stars on contending teams may have cause to try their hardest once they get to the Midsummer Classic, but what motivates them to get there? And I mean that in the most cynical sense.