Archive for August, 2015

What Rule Change Kept Famed Pulp Novelist Zane Grey From Ever Playing Professional Baseball?

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about baseball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the baseball urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: Amos Rusie and Cy Young helped to keep Zane Grey from becoming a major league pitcher. Pearl […]

August 28th, 2015 | Posted in Baseball Legends | No Comments

How Did Theodore Roosevelt Help Save the Game of Football?

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about football and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the football urban legends featured so far. FOOTBALL URBAN LEGEND: The annual Army-Navy Game drew two separate U.S. Presidents directly into the planning of the game and, […]

August 21st, 2015 | Posted in Football Legends | No Comments

Did the Philadelphia Phillies Move to Philadelphia From Worchester, Pennsylvania?

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about baseball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the baseball urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL/MUSIC URBAN LEGEND: The Worcester professional baseball team moved to Philadelphia to become the Philadelphia Phillies. Let’s say that you […]

August 14th, 2015 | Posted in Baseball Legends | No Comments

Did Lee McPhail Go Against the Written Rules When He Made His Ruling in the “Pine Tar Game”?

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about baseball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the baseball urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL/MUSIC URBAN LEGEND: American League President Lee MacPhail went against the letter of the law when he overturned the umpire’s […]

August 13th, 2015 | Posted in Baseball Legends | No Comments

What Surprisingly Large Role Did Allergies Play in Dennis Rodman’s NBA Career?

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about basketball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the basketball urban legends featured so far. BASKETBALL URBAN LEGEND: Allergies allowed the Detroit Pistons to, in effect, steal Dennis Rodman in the 1986 NBA Draft. During […]

August 7th, 2015 | Posted in Basketball Legends | No Comments

Did a Waived Football Player Pull a Gun on the General Manager After Being Waived?

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about football and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the football urban legends featured so far. FOOTBALL URBAN LEGEND: A waived player once pulled a gun on his general manager. In November of 1968, Houston Oilers […]

August 6th, 2015 | Posted in Football Legends | No Comments

Did a Baseball Player Spend His Career in the Majors As a Pop Star Under a Different Name?

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about baseball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the baseball urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL/MUSIC URBAN LEGEND: A baseball player spent his career in the Major Leagues also as a pop artist, using a […]

August 3rd, 2015 | Posted in Baseball Legends | No Comments