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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1953 )

• Quote of the Day

  

  You got to be bad before you’re good. ~Ken “Hawk” Harrelson Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Wood-burning Set

  

  Poor Charlie Brown.  He’ll just have to find a tree that’s been struck by lightning so he can craft himself a new bat. Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Seaver’s Contract

  

  Tom Seaver became the highest-paid pitcher in baseball pitcher on February 21, 1974 when he signed a one-year, $172,500 contract with the New York Mets. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• MLB Stadium Timeline

  

  This is an interesting graphic depicting a timeline of stadiums in the MLB and their various names and forms, starting in 1901.  Ballparks have taken on a myria... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  The only way to make money as a manager is to win in one place, get fired and hired somewhere else. ~Whitey Herzog Wikimedia Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Class Size: 0

  

  The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) voted, via mail, to select from major league players retired less than 25 years for the Hall of Fame class o... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Connie Mack Stadium

  

  On February 13, 1953, the Philadelphia Athletics renamed their stadium from Shibe Park to Connie Mack Stadium, in honor of the legendary manager. Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Reviewing Ken Burns’s Baseball

  

  I had watched the Tenth Inning of Ken Burns’s Baseball (before watching the original nine innings) a few years ago and wrote about it here. Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  I hate the cursed Oriole fundamentals… I’ve been doing them since 1964. I do them in my sleep. I hate spring training. ~Jim Palmer SI. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Bob Gibson is the luckiest pitcher I ever saw. He always pitches when the other team doesn’t score any runs. ~ Tim McCarver Tim McCarver (The Starting Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Ken Burns’s Baseball: The Ninth Inning

  

  After a long hiatus, due to having to return the series to the library and wait for others to finish their turns with it before having my chance at checking it... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: First Hall of Famers

  

  The first five men elected into baseball’s new Hall of Fame on February 2, 1936 were Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Walter Johnson, and Christy Mathewson. Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Inside of a Baseball

  

  Here’s a great diagram of the cross section of a baseball.  If you’ve never taken apart a baseball, it’s a fascinating experience (not to mention long and... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Musial’s 1958 Contract

  

  Stan Musial became the first player signed to a six-figure contract in National League history on January 29, 1958 when he signed a $100,000 deal with the... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Today, Negroes play on every big league club and in every minor league. With millions of other Negroes in other walks of life, we are willing to stand up and... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Ty and The Babe, by Tom Stanton

  

  In a recent browsing session through the public library, I came across this book by Tom Stanton: Ty and The Babe: Baseball’s Fiercest Rivals: A Surprising... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• An Early Form of Head Protection

  

  The rule requiring National League batters to wear protective headgear went into effect in 1956, and the American League adopted a similar rule in 1958. Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Take Me Out to the Ballgame on the Ukulele

  

  Here’s a fun rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” played on the ukulele by John Curtis.  When I saw how long the video was, I honestly hoped this would... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Landis Becomes Commissioner

  

  To replace the three-man National Commission, formerly governed by league presidents Ban Johnson and John Heydler and Reds owner Garry Herrmann, Kenesaw Mountai... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  I’ve only been doing this fifty-four years.  With a little experience, I might get better. ~Harry Caray The Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS