1839: The city of Austin is established as the capital of the Republic of Texas. 1845: Alexander Joy Cartwright implements the first game of modern baseball at the Elysian Fields in Hoboken, N.J. 1869 ...
The Eephus pitch is one of baseball’s most peculiar pitches. It’s high-arcing, slow lob has perplex batters for decades. Where did it start? In this short segment for Backstory, Larry Potash gives us ...