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Quote of the Day
When we lost I couldn’t sleep at night. When we win I can’t sleep at night. But when you win, you wake up feeling better. ~Joe Torre Read more
Posted on 07 March 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
“They Lived Too Soon”
This piece, written by an anonymous author, was first published in the Chicago Record in 1896. I find the poem a touch humorous in that it indicates that for... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
This Day in Baseball: Dodger Car Accident
Attempting to beat a 12:30 a.m. curfew on March 5, 1958, the Dodgers’ Duke Snider, Johnny Podres, and Don Zimmer sustained minor injuries in a car accident in... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
“The Losing Edge,” South Park
I rarely get to mention this here, because so little of the show ever touches on baseball, but I have been a huge South Park fan for many, many years. Read more
Posted on 03 March 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Quote of the Day
When I’m not hitting, I don’t hit nobody. But, when I’m hitting, I hit anybody. ~Willie Mays Willie Read more
Posted on 02 March 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Joe Morgan’s Hall of Fame Induction Speech
Joe Morgan was named the National League MVP in 1975 and 1976, also winning World Series championships with the Reds in those years. Read more
Posted on 01 March 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
This Day in Baseball: Olerud’s Surgery
After collapsing on January 11th following a workout, John Olerud underwent brain surgery for the removal of an aneurysm on February 27, 1989. Read more
Posted on 27 February 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Quote of the Day
I have an Alka Seltzer bat. You know, plop plop fizz fizz. When the pitcher sees me walking up there they say, ‘Oh what a relief it is. Read more
Posted on 26 February 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
“Baseball on the Block,” by John McCutcheon
For me, growing up, it was baseball in the backyard, but this song does make me miss those games. Read more
Posted on 25 February 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
This Day in Baseball: Boggs’s Arbitration Case
In spite of losing his arbitration case on February 23, 1986, third baseman Wade Boggs was still awarded $1.35 million, which was the highest amount ever awarde... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Need a New Bat
Aha! So that was my problem. Man, as pricey as bats are, you’d think they’d engineer them better. Family Read more
Posted on 22 February 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Quote of the Day
Baseball is not life. It is a fiction, a metaphor. And a ballplayer is a man who agrees to uphold that metaphor as though lives were at stake. Read more
Posted on 21 February 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
History of Fenway Park
Wikipedia Fenway Park is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use. The ballpark has hosted World Series games in eleven different seasons, wit... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
This Day in Baseball: Cox Buys the Phillies
After the bankrupt team had been taken over by the National League, William D. Cox purchased the Philadelphia Phillies from the NL on February 18, 1943. At... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Quote of the Day
[T]he wonderful, irresistible game of baseball, so enduring in its rules and rhythms, so varied in its lore and lexicon, has everything a writer could ask for,... Read more
Posted on 17 February 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
“Knock It Out the Park,” Willie Taylor
Baseball as a metaphor for what can happen in the bedroom is nothing new. This song brings probably the most sultry sound to the metaphor than any other I’ve... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
“A Perfect Game,” by Yesenia Montilla
This poem starts out nostalgic, and then becomes very serious very quickly. It points to some uncomfortable issues, including Sammy Sosa’s skin bleaching. Read more
Posted on 15 February 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
This Day in Baseball: King Kelly Sold to Boston
The Chicago White Stockings sold National League batting champion and future Hall of Famer Mike Kelly to the Boston Beaneaters on February 14, 1887 for what... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Quote of the Day
A lot of people think I had such a rosy career, but I wanted to identify that one of the things that helps you have a long career is learning how to deal with... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
This Day in Baseball: First Ever Arbitration Ruling
On February 11, 1974, Twins pitcher Dick Woodson won the first arbitration ruling in baseball history after becoming the first player to invoke the new free... Read more
Posted on 11 February 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS