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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1963 )

• “Buy A Boy A Baseball,” Granger Smith

  

  This song isn’t really about baseball, per se, but I think it’s a good example of how deeply the game is ingrained in the American psyche as the National... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2022 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Tannehill No-hits the White Sox

  

  On August 17, 1904, Boston Americans pitcher Jesse Tannehill no-hit the White Sox at Chicago’s South Side Park to win, 6-0. The 30-year-old lefty issued only on... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2022 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Fan

  

  I first watched The Fan a few years ago, at the suggestion of a (now ex-) boyfriend. This weekend, I decided to sit down and take the movie in again. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2022 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• To Timothy H. Murnane, by Ralph E. McMillin

  Tim Murnane was a former first baseman and center fielder turned sportswriter during the late-19th to early-20th century. He was considered the leading... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2022 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  A catcher must want to catch. He must make up his mind that it isn’t the terrible job it is painted, and that he isn’t going to say every day, ‘Why, oh why... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2022 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Ty Cobb Gets Married

  

  After leaving the team without permissions three days prior, Detroit Tigers outfielder Ty Cobb got married to his first wife, Charlie, on August 6, 1908. Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2022 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Tim Hurst Starts a Riot

  

  On August 4, 1909 (some sources list the date as August 3rd), umpire Tim Hurst instigated a riot by spitting at Athletics second baseman Eddie Collins, who had... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2022 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• RIP Vin Scully

  Vincent Edward Scully was born on November 29, 1927 in the Bronx, New York, growing up in Manhattan. He fell in love with baseball when, at the age of eight,... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2022 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Annabelle Lee’s Perfect Game

  

  The first of five perfect games in the history of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was pitched on July 29, 1944. Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2022 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Mad Dog Goes 6-for-6

  

  On July 26, 1975, Bill Madlock went 6-for-6 at Wrigley Field as the Cubs lost to the New York Mets, 9-8, in ten innings. Madlock’s hits consisted of five single... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2022 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Video Tour of Cooperstown and the Hall of Fame

  

  Earlier this month, TheDailyWoo posted this video of his trip to Cooperstown, New York and his walk through the Baseball Hall of Fame. Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2022 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Don’t shed any tears. You think about this. Here I am, the grandson of a slave. And here the whole world was excited about whether I was going into the Hall of... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2022 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The David Ortiz Song, by Epic Baseball Songs

  

  I’m not sure if I like this song, in all honesty. The tune is a bit catchy, but there is literally no imagination when it comes to the “lyrics. Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2022 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• 2022 All-Star Game Schedule

  

  The All-Star break is now underway, and the All-Start game is slated to take place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Here is the schedule for the... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2022 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: The Foul Poles Get a Makeover

  

  You know how the foul poles at a ballfield have those screen extensions sticking out of them? Those screens were born on July 15, 1939. Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2022 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Sisler Drives Home 7 in Two Innings

  

  On July 11, 1925, St. Louis Browns first basemen George Sisler hit a triple with the bases loaded in the third inning and then followed it up with a grand slam... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2022 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Home Run Derby X – London

  

  The inaugural Home Run Derby X took place in London this afternoon. I had seen some vague references to it over the past week, though nothing that caught my... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2022 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Rookie Shea Wins All-Star Game

  

  Spec Shea became the first rookie pitcher to win an All-Star Game on July 8, 1947, when the American League defeated the National League, 2-1. Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2022 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Happy 4th of July!

  To everyone in the United States, Happy Independence Day! Please stay safe, and I hope you are able to relax a bit today. Pexels. Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2022 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• A Little Inside

  

  is not a very well-known movie — or, at least, I only recently became aware of it, and the film was released in 1999. It features a number of lesser-known... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2022 BASEBALL, SPORTS