Retro League Baseball Blog

1986 finally brought redemption! It only took four years of guessing and predicting, last season was the first time that a player in...

1986 The Season of the Home Run 56 Home Runs What was once such an impressive Home Run single season record now seems downright...

Is predicting which RLB rookie will have the best season extremely difficult, or is the author of these predictions just very bad at...

Here are the Park Factor Changes from 1984 to 1987 using the 3-year averages. Florida and Colorado parks are not included as they will...

1985 Predictions NL Rookie of the Year In any season, choosing the rookie of the year can be a difficult task, just see my predictions...

Los Angeles Dodgers (79-85) The Dodgers started the 1984 season strong, but ended up falling off in August and September during a rash of...

Cincinnati Reds (87-75 in 84) Key Losses SP Adrian Pugh - Pugh was moved this off season for a couple of younger pieces to help fill a...

The race for the 1985 National League East division crown was largely between two teams: The New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves. The...

SP Tom Rollins – Colorado Rockies Prospect Ranking: #5 Rollins is a former #23 overall pick from the San Francisco Giants, acquired by...

Cincinnati Reds - 1983 Record: 102-60, 1st in NL Central The Cincinnati Reds continued their tradition of winning last year, notching...

1983 was a very competitive season for the NLE; at one point all five teams were above .500. Eventually, however, the Mets and the Expos...

Nicknames are curious things. Sometimes, they are extremely fitting. “Thunder” is a pretty good way to describe Tim Wilson’s electrifying...

The 1983-84 off-season is upon us, and it didn’t take long for business to pick up. It has been less than a week since the conclusion of...

This Month in RLB September 1983 - NL Rookie of the Month SS Chris Diehl – Colorado Rockies In the final full month of the 1983 season,...

Sorry, life has been busy recently, but I did want to catch the AL up on the great performances we've seen over the last 3 months. August...

This Month in RLB August 1983 - NL Rookie of the Month SP Jesse Duch – Saint Louis Cardinals Another month, another starting pitcher wins...

Joe Goergen’s career has been something of a roller-coaster ride. Highly touted as a college player, he was selected sixth overall by the...

During a typical season, we can expect to have a pretty good idea of how the postseason will shape up by the time September rolls around....

This Month in RLB July 1983 - NL Rookie of the Month SP Jeremy Harper – Atlanta Braves Starting pitchers have dominated this award in the...

This Month in RLB June 1983 - NL Rookie of the Month SP Jesse Duch – Saint Louis Cardinals Duch had another outstanding month for the...