I stumbled across this: Hardball And Kingman. Excerpts below from a long entertaining piece you should check out. "I readily admit that I am disturbingly fascinated by Dave Kingman—more fascinated ...

The last time I saw him he was lurching around the outfield at Wrigley Field, injuring himself as he stumbled after a fly ball to left. Dave Kingman mashed 48 King Kong-size homers for the Cubs in ...

Dave Kingman was, without question, a one-tool player throughout his 16-year major league career. Kong didn't hit for average, he didn't run, he didn't competently field any position, and his on-base ...

When you’re a kid, you have weird tastes and allegiances. For instance, my favorite baseball player was Dave Kingman. Kingman was preceded in my favor by Pirates legend Bill Mazeroski. But Mazeroski ...

One of the wildest games in baseball history was played on this date in 1979 when the Philadelphia Phillies outslugged the Chicago Cubs 23-22 in 10 innings at Wrigley Field. Dave Kingman hit three ...