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• This Day in Baseball: Robinson Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

  

  On March 26, 1984, President Ronald Reagan awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Jackie Robinson. Rachel Robinson accepted the award on... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “I’ve Never Written a Baseball Poem,” by Elisavietta Ritchie

  This poem is short and sweet, and it’s one that so many folks can identify with.  We can’t all be great ballplayers, but one doesn’t have to be able to hit a... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• King Kelly

  

  Wikimedia Commons In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I thought I’d take a moment to look at the life of Michael Joseph “King” Kelly: outfielder, catcher, baseball... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• No Crying

  

  I know the whole situation with COVID-19 and the suspension of baseball has us all down in the dumps right now, and learning of Tom Hanks’s positive diagnosis... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Weiss Becomes Mets President

  

  On March 14, 1961, former Yankees president George Weiss agreed to become the first president of the expansion New York Mets. It is believed that the Mets... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• MLB Suspending Operations

  This just in: Major League Baseball has announced that they are canceling the remainder of Spring Training.  The start of the 2020 regular season is also being... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  DiMaggio’s grace came to represent more than athletic skill in those years. To the men who wrote about the game, it was a talisman, a touchstone, a symbol of th... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Mo’ne Davis Now at Hampton University

  

  I’m sure a lot of folks remember Mo’ne Davis, who, in 2014 became the first girl to pitch a shutout in the Little League World Series and was also the first... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Baseball 101: Base Hit

  

  The Baseball 101 series is one that I started a long time ago with a vague idea that it’d be nice to sprinkle in some posts for folks who aren’t familiar with... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Babe’s First Professional Homer

  

  Babe Ruth hit his first home run in professional baseball on March 7, 1914 in the last inning of a spring training exhibition game for the International League’... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Nine Men Out,” by Michael Ceraolo

  Here’s a piece by Michael Ceraolo based on the Jun 24, 1946 crash involving a bus carrying the Spokane Indians of Minor League Baseball. Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Sandberg Becomes Baseball’s Highest Paid Player

  

  Ryne Sandberg became the highest paid player in baseball when he signed a four-year contract extension worth $28.4 million with the Chicago Cubs on March 2,... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Infographic: MLB Players on Twitter

  

  I’ve had a few previous posts on here about MLB teams and social media, including this infographic about MLB fans on Facebook. Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  I was the greenest rookie that ever was. One evening I was standing out on the sidewalk when a stranger approached and said, ‘You’re famous already kid. See,... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: John McGraw Passes

  

  Less than two years after retiring, McGraw died on February 25, 1934 at his home in New Rochelle, New York.   McGraw passed away due to prostate cancer and... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Cincinnati Signs Nuxhall

  

  Having obtained his parents’ permission, Joe Nuxhall signed a contract with the Cincinnati Reds on February 18, 1944 at the age of fifteen years old. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Bud Fowler

  

  (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) Bud Fowler was the earliest known African-American player in organized professional baseball, as well as the first t... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Connie Mack Passes

  

  The legendary Connie Mack died on February 8, 1956 at the age of 93.  Mack had fallen and suffered a hip fracture a few months previously in October 1955,... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• HBO Sports: Babe Ruth

  

  Here’s a fun documentary on the Great Bambino himself.  It’s interesting to think about how Ruth had such a great relationship with reporters that they were... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Infographic: Major League Baseball by the Numbers

  

  This infographic is a few years old, created between the 2012 and 2013 seasons from the looks of it.  For example, Fenway Park is now going on 108 years old, an... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS