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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1919 )
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This Day in Baseball: Galvin’s 300th Win
James Francis “Pud” Galvin of the Pittsburgh Alleghenys became the first pitcher to reach 300 victories on October 5, 1888 when Pittsburgh defeated the... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
“Baseball Nation,” by Tony Lewis
This tune talks about doing something I’ve always thought would be fun to take on: a road trip that hits every ballpark in the country. It would be long,... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Quote of the Day
Gosh, all a kid has to do these days is spit straight and he gets forty-thousand dollars to sign. ~Cy Read more
Posted on 02 October 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
This Day in Baseball: Quinn’s Big Day
On September 30, 1893, Browns’ second baseman Joe Quinn was honored by The Sporting News as the most popular baseball player in America. Read more
Posted on 30 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Rickey Henderson’s Hall of Fame Speech
Considering his reputation for an inflated ego, referring to himself in the third person and the like, Rickey Henderson’s Hall of Fame induction speech is... Read more
Posted on 28 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Quote of the Day
Oh, to be a center fielder, a center fielder – and nothing more. ~Philip Roth The New Read more
Posted on 27 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
1903 Base Ball Catcher
I stumbled across this image last night of an application submitted in 1903, and apparently approved in 1904, for a patent on a Base Ball Catcher. Read more
Posted on 26 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
This Day in Baseball: First AL Pinch Hit Slam
The first pinch hit grand slam in American League history was hit by Marty Kavanaugh on September 24, 1916. The second baseman’s historic smash wound up being... Read more
Posted on 24 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Willie Mays’s Glove
Happy Friday! Here’s a wonderful Peanuts strip that might give you a chuckle this morning. Based on this, it seems I was using Ken Griffey, Jr.’s glove as a... Read more
Posted on 23 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Quote of the Day
Baseball endures at least in part because it is a contemplative sport that delights in nuances. Not a brazen game, eager to sell its thrills cheaply, but... Read more
Posted on 22 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
“Faith,” by Tim Peeler
Mickey Mantle is one of those players that everybody wants to love, and yet is becomes so hard to look past his lifestyle and how it affected his on-field... Read more
Posted on 21 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
This Day in Baseball
On September 20, 1980, a bronze plaque was dedicated to Thurman Munson at Yankee Stadium. Munson had passed away the previous year attempting to land his Cessn... Read more
Posted on 20 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Baseball During World War I
National World War I Museum World War I broke out in late-July 1914, following the assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary, though it was not until... Read more
Posted on 19 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Quote of the Day
More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood. ~Thomas Boswell Washington Read more
Posted on 18 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
“Night Game,” by Paul Simon
This has to be the most depressing baseball song I’ve ever heard, and I find it simultaneously fascinating. The idea of a pitcher dying on the mound is shockin... Read more
Posted on 16 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Cartoon Baseball
Lawrence is caught in a grey, dreary downpour this morning, and as I am in the process of drying off, I felt like something lighthearted. Here is a cartoon I... Read more
Posted on 14 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
This Day in Baseball
Cleveland Blues pitcher Hugh Daily tossed a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Quakers to win the game 1-0 on September 13, 1883. He would finish the season... Read more
Posted on 13 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Quote of the Day
Wall Street bankers supposedly back the Yankees; Smith College girls approve of them; God, Brooks Brothers and United States Steel are believed to be solidly... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Tommy Lasorda’s Hall of Fame Induction Speech
Manager Tommy Lasorda was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997. He managed the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1976-1996, and spent more than sixty years as part... Read more
Posted on 11 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
This Day in Baseball: Triple Threat
On September 9, 1922, William Chester “Baby Doll” Jacobson of the St. Louis Browns hit three triples as the Browns destroyed the Tigers, 16-0. Jacobson would... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS