Major League Baseball

There are many colorful characters in baseball. For Hall of Famer Burleigh "Old Stubblebeard" Grimes, the color in question is blue.

Legendary broadcaster and storyteller Campbell "Stretch" Miller had the attitude of why let facts get in the way of a good story.

The Major League Baseball playoffs are once again making October a special time. But baseball was not always here to root for and entertain us.

UPDATED 4:30 p.m. | Former Illinois State University President Gene Budig, who would later become the president of Major League Baseball's American…