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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1953 )

• “Rules for Staying Young,” Satchel Paige

  

  Like Casey Stengel and Yogi Berra, pitcher Satchel Paige was known for his one-liners .  The “Rules for Staying Young” are a set of these one-liners that were... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Thorpe Signs with New York

  

  After turning down an offer from the last-place Browns, Jim Thorpe signed with the New York Giants, the defending NL champs, on February 1, 1913.  Thorpe, a... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Maybe I’m not a great man but I damn well want to break the record. ~Roger Maris Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Cap Anson

  

  (Wikipedia) Adrian Constantine “Cap” Anson was born on April 17, 1852 in a log cabin in Marshalltown, Iowa. He was the youngest son of Henry and Jeannette Rice... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Irvin Signs with the Giants

  

  Monte Irvin and Ford Smith became the first African-American players to sign with the New York Giants on January 28, 1949.  Irvin would only play five full... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  I felt what I almost always feel when I am watching a ballgame: Just for those two or three hours, there is really no place I would rather be. Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Elaine Weddington Steward Promoted

  

  On January 26, 1990, Elaine Weddington Steward was promoted to assistant general manager for the Boston Red Sox.  She had been working with the franchise since... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Look to the moon when you swing, he instructed. That’s what you want. A ball that disappears into it. One that goes to the moon and past. A moonshot. Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Hall of Fame, Class of 2019

  

  Congratulations to Mike Mussina, Edgar Martinez, Mariano Rivera, and Roy Halladay on their election to the Baseball Hall of Fame!  And bonus congrats to... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Take Care of Your Equipment

  

  And beware of evil, chomping baseballs! Bill Watterson Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Feller’s Contract

  

  Twenty-two-year-old Bob Feller signed a deal with the Indians on January 21, 1941 reportedly worth $30,000.  This made Feller the highest paid pitcher in... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  I don’t want to be one of those great players who never made the Series. ~Ricky Henderson Baseball Hall of Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Polo Grounds,” by Rolfe Humphries

  

  George Rolfe Humphries was born in 1894, the son of Jack (John) Humphries, an 1880s professional baseball player.  Rolfe Humphries grew up to write poetry,... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Kansas City Cowboys Join the AA

  

  The Kansas City Cowboys were admitted to the American Association on January 17, 1888, after the New York Metropolitans folded. Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Pitch

  

  The television series Pitch aired on Fox in 2016, and I watched it perhaps a year later.  I have been meaning to write about it here ever since, but I think... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Don’t ever forget two things I’m going to tell you. One, don’t believe everything that’s written about you. Two, don’t pick up too many checks. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Weaver Applies for Reinstatement

  

  On January 13, 1922, Buck Weaver applied for reinstatement to professional baseball. Weaver had been a member of the infamous 1919 Black Sox and one of eight... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Don’t Look Back” (Tribute to Satchel Paige)

  

  Here’s a great tribute song to Satchel Paige, written by Fred Sturm and sung by Woody Mankowski.  The slideshow of photographs that accompanies it is just as fu... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  My buddies and I wrote letters to hundreds of professional players, asking for autographed photos. Occasionally one responded, and to get a photo in the mail wa... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• ‘Til Your Arm Falls off

  

  Yeah, I’d say when you get to the point that the arm goes flying towards the plate along with the baseball, it is time to bring in the relievers.  I am curious... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS