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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1953 )

• Ken Burns’s Baseball: The Second Inning

  

  Gushing with patriotism, the Second Inning of Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns begins with proclamations of the game of baseball being America’s “safety valve”... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  This is a game to be savored, not gulped.  There’s time to discuss everything between pitches or between innings. ~Bill Veeck thethirdcity. Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Baseball Throws

  

  We now break from our usual array of posts to share/brag about my new throw pillow covers!  They arrived in the mail a couple days ago, and every time I look... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Muddy Lucky

  

  On October 10, 1924, the Washington Senators and the New York Giants were tied 3-3 going into the bottom of the twelfth inning in Game 7 of the World Series. Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Ken Burns’s Baseball: The First Inning

  

  In our sun-down perambulations, of late, through the outer parts of Brooklyn, we have observed several parties of youngsters playing base, a certain game of... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Friendships are forgotten when the game begins. ~Alvin Dark Bowman Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Chesbro’s 41 Wins

  

  Jack Chesbro of the Highlanders recorded his 41st win of the season on October 7, 1904 when he defeated Boston, 3-2.  Chesbro’s 41 wins are the most in a... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Laughing River,” by Greg Brown

  

  This tune is part break-up song, part nostalgia, part baseball, and part hope.  It is also 100% soothing.  Listening to it makes me want to put my feet up and... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  “Owen,” Henry said excitedly, “I think Coach wants you to hit for Meccini.” Owen closed The Voyage of the Beagle, on which he had recently embarked. “Really?”... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: First Triple Crown

  

  Having led the American League in batting average (.377), home runs (9), and RBIs (107) during the 1909 season, Ty Cobb became the first player in Major League... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The End of the Regular Season

  

  This past weekend saw the conclusion of the 2017 MLB regular season.  Today, there is no baseball.  Tomorrow, October 3rd, the Twins will be in New York to... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Freeze | Nigel Talton

  

  As a runner and a baseball fan, I found this story from Runner’s World particularly entertaining.  Atlanta Braves mascot, The Freeze, is... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided. ~Casey Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• All About That Bass

  

  Continuing with the bass theme…. it’s just too easy. Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Lajoie Hits 3,000

  

  On September 27, 1914, Cleveland’s Nap Lajoie became just the third player in baseball history to reach 3,000 hits, joining Cap Anson and Honus Wagner. Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Casey’s Comeback,” by Steve Humphrey

  

  Every now and  then I come across a spin-off of Ernest Thayer’s “Casey At the Bat.”  It’s fun to read the different perspectives on what might have happened nex... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  I always enjoyed playing ball, and it didn’t matter to me whether I played with white kids or black. I never understood why an issue was made of who I played... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: 1957 NL Pennant

  

  Thanks to Hank Aaron’s 11th inning home run, the Milwaukee Braves defeated the Cardinals 4-2 to clinch the 1957 National League pennant. Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Double Bass Hit

  

  A little music baseball humor for our Friday.  I’m not sure whether swinging that giant instrument would make it easier or harder to make contact with a 100... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  A baseball swing is a very finely tuned instrument. It is repetition, and more repetition, then a little more after that. ~Reggie Jackson Desert Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2017