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Quote of the Day
Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it. ~Bill Terry Read more
Posted on 17 January 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Friday Morning Jokes
The way this day has started, I can already tell it’s going to be struggle to get to the weekend. Therefore, in an attempt to lighten the mood, we have more... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Infographic: The Age of the Yankees
I’m at an age where I’ve started noticing that many professional baseball players are younger than I am. As a Royals fan, virtually the entire team that I... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
This Day in Baseball: Brooks Robinson Elected to HoF
On January 12, 1983, Orioles Gold Glover Brooks Robinson became the 14th player to be elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Also electe... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Quote of the Day
The game has a cleanness. If you do a good job, the numbers say so. You don’t have to ask anyone or play politics. You don’t have to wait for the reviews. Read more
Posted on 11 January 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
“The First Baseball Game,” by Nat King Cole
I’ve never heard anyone try to use baseball to make biblical references before and I’m not sure I’m really a fan of it. But Nat King Cole gave it a try in 1961... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Graphic: Ruth Traded
I don’t know who created this graphic, but it’s pretty brilliant. (It seems highly unlikely that it is a genuine front page from the time, but someone please... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Quote of the Day
The Big Trouble is not really who isn’t in the Hall of Fame, but who is. It was established for a select few. ~Rogers Hornsby Read more
Posted on 05 January 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
More Calvin & Hobbes Baseball
I’m a huge fan of Calvin Hobbes (who isn’t?), and their baseball-themed strips are no exception. In much the same way they do with Calvinball, they make up... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
“A Swing and A Miss,” by J. Patrick Lewis
This piece by J. Patrick Lewis was published in Light Quarterly in 1954. It presents some lively descriptions of the various pitches a batter faces at the... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Happy New Year!
Only about a month-and-a-half to Spring Training and the start of a new baseball season! Read more
Posted on 01 January 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Quote of the Day
Ballplayers are born. If they are cut out for baseball, if they have the desire and the ambition, they will make it. That’s all there is to it. Read more
Posted on 30 December 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
This Day in Baseball: Challenging the Reserve Clause
On December 29, 1969, the New York Times reported that Curt Flood planned to challenge the reserve clause by suing Major League Baseball. Read more
Posted on 29 December 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
I Had A Hammer, by Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron’s autobiography was the final book of the Literature of Baseball course I sat in on this fall semester. I did not finish reading the book by the... Read more
Posted on 28 December 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Quote of the Day
Let’s play two. ~Ernie Banks AP Photo Read more
Posted on 26 December 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Happy Holidays!
Whatever holidays you find yourself celebrating this time of year, I hope they are wonderful for all! Read more
Posted on 24 December 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
This Day in Baseball
Owners of the emerging American League met on December 22, 1899 in an attempt to strategize a way to substantiate themselves in the face of an... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Pee Wee Reese’s Hall of Fame Speech
Pee Wee Reese’s induction speech for the Baseball Hall of Fame is short and sweet, which I find kind of nice on this slow Monday morning. Reese was a 10-time... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Little League Player Stereotypes
Here’s another humorous Little League graphic stereotyping players according to their positions. Some of these have been uncannily accurate in my own... Read more
Posted on 19 December 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS -
Quote of the Day
I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ballpark that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats. Read more
Posted on 18 December 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS