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• This Day in Baseball: Yellow Baseballs

  

  For the first game of a doubleheader played on August 2, 1938, Larry MacPhail had official baseballs dyed dandelion yellow, and the balls were used in the... Read more

  The 02 August 2020 by   Precious Sanders
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• This Day in Baseball: Connor’s Switch-hit Debut

  

  Though he had been hitting as a lefty throughout his career, on August 7, 1893, New York Giants first baseman Roger Connor stepped up to the plate right-handed... Read more

  The 07 August 2020 by   Precious Sanders
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• A’s Kick the Crap out of the Asterisks and Send Them Packing with Tails Between...

  

  Elephants never forget.What a perfect Sunday. I woke up early, had some coffee and went for a short walk to the little patisserie a few blocks away for some... Read more

  The 10 August 2020 by   Gary
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• The Big Fella, by Jane Leavy

  

  I recently finished making my way through Jane Leavy’s biography on the Great Bambino himself, entitled The Big Fella.  Like anyone else, I have heard most of... Read more

  The 14 August 2020 by   Precious Sanders
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• How Did Bob Welch Invade My Stream of Conciousness?

  

  The most ubiquitous Welch baseball card of my childhood. I must have owned dozens of them.If you do an impromptu internet search on Bob Welch Death, the... Read more

  The 14 August 2020 by   Gary
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• A Simple, Yet Inquisitive Letter to Former Baseball Player Brian Kingman

  

  History was unearthed for a few bucks.Hey man…I bought this little pin at a garage sale and it happened to be attached to a ticket stub. After some research on... Read more

  The 27 August 2020 by   Gary
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• “Jackie Robinson…an American Hero,” by Stanley Cooper

  

  Chadwick Boseman (left) and Jackie Robinson (Movie Stills) In honor of Major League Baseball’s celebration of Jackie Robinson yesterday, and in memory of... Read more

  The 29 August 2020 by   Precious Sanders
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