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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1919 )
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This Day in Baseball: McClellan’s Perfect Game
Dan McClellan became the first black pitcher to throw a perfect game in professional baseball on July 9, 1903. The Cuban X-Giant hurler accomplished this feat i... Read more
Posted on 09 July 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
“Three Strikes And You’re Out,” Cowboy Copas
This might be the first song I’ve heard where baseball is used as a metaphor for infidelity. The song is very country and also very … well, “bouncy” isn’t quit... Read more
Posted on 07 July 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Quote of the Day
He hits my changeup. He hits my curveball. He hits my slider. I’ve run out of pitches to throw him. I just try to pick the spots where he’s going to hit his... Read more
Posted on 06 July 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
This Day in Baseball: Giants Win Streak is Snapped
The New York Giants maintained a winning streak that finally got snapped at 18 games on July 5, 1904. The Phillies beat New York, 6-5, in a 10-inning walk-off... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Happy 4th!
Happy Independence Day to all in or from the U.S.! Enjoy the picnics, keep cool, and please be safe. Read more
Posted on 04 July 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Baseball Americana: Library of Congress
For anyone who is going to be in the Washington, D.C. area in the near future, this looks like a fascinating opportunity to learn about the Library of Congress’... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Quote of the Day
That moment, when you first lay eyes on that field — The Monster, the triangle, the scoreboard, the light tower Big Mac bashed, the left-field grass where Ted... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Another Round of Baseball Jokes
I am overdue for posting more jokes on here. You can’t really blame me, though, most baseball jokes are honestly truly awful. The ones below are not exempted... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
This Day in Baseball
The Chicago Colts (later know as the Cubs) of the National League established the record for most runs scored in a game by one team on June 29, 1897 when they... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
“A Baseball Ballad,” Author Unknown
Just as fair warning: this poem is pretty depressing. Published in the Brooklyn Eagle in 1883, it describes a player who has passed away. But wow, whoever he... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Quote of the Day
You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat. Losing after great striving is the story of a man, who was born to sorrow,... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
This Day in Baseball: Stealing the Inning
Nationals catcher Eddie Ainsmith stole three bases in one inning on June 26, 1913 in a game against the Philadelphia Athletics at Griffith Stadium in Washington. Read more
Posted on 26 June 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
“Baseball, Baby,” Johnny Darling
This song is a doo-wop tune about baseball that really isn’t about baseball, but rather an analogy for something else entirely. Read more
Posted on 24 June 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Quote of the Day
The next time someone whines that baseball doesn’t have enough action, you can do two things: first, explain the planning, strategizing, calculating, and... Read more
Posted on 22 June 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
This Day in Baseball: First No-hitter at Fenway
The first ever no-hitter at Fenway Park was thrown by Red Sox pitcher George “Rube” Foster* on June 21, 1916. Foster no-hit the New York Yankees to win 2-0. ... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
RIP Dutch Rennert
Over the years, I have seen and played with a number of umpires who were so timid with their calls, you could never be sure what the count was on the batter. Read more
Posted on 20 June 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Quote of the Day
It’s the mathematical potential for a single game to last forever, in a suspended world where no clock rules the day, that aligns baseball as much with the... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
This Day in Baseball: The First Ladies’ Day
The first ‘Ladies’ Day’ in baseball history took place on June 16, 1893 when the New York Gothams (later known as the Giants) offered free admission to all... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Christy Mathewson
Considered the first great pitcher of the modern era, Christopher “Christy” Mathewson was born in Factoryville, Pennsylvania on August 12, 1880, the oldest of... Read more
Posted on 15 June 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Quote of the Day
About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure. ~Tommy Lasorda Sporting Read more
Posted on 13 June 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS