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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1963 )

• “Baseball and Writing,” by Marianne Moore

  

  Here’s a good piece by Marianne Moore published in 1961.  I like how it depicts some of the things that we all think from time to time, but don’t really talk... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Our fielders have to catch a lot of balls, or at least deflect them to someone who can. ~Dan Quisenberry KC Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?”, Count Basie Version

  

  Some time ago, I posted a video of Buddy Johnson’s “Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?”  Here is another version of that song from 1949, performed by... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Double Trouble

  

  On August 25, 1936, the Boston Braves established a Major League record by hitting seven doubles in a single inning against the Cardinals. Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Black, White and Baseball

  

  Here is a phenomenal Op-Ed by New York Times columnist Frank Bruni: Black, White and Baseball In the column, Bruni discusses the success of Mo’Ne Davis, the... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it is to maintain stature as a national game. ~Branch Rickey Biography. Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Baseball 101: Quality Start

  

  A quality start refers to when a starting pitcher goes at least six innings while giving up three earned runs or less.  Sportswriter John Lowe of the... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: I Got It!

  

  On August 21, 1908, Gabby Street of the Washington Senators took part in one of the most publicized stunts of the new century: he was going to attempt to catch ... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• How to Pitch Like Your Favorite Jay

  

  Here’s something fun from Sportsnet Canada, featuring some of the grips of select pitches thrown by the Toronto Blue Jays pitching staff. Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Baseball isn’t just a game. It’s the smell of popcorn drifting in the air, the sight of bugs buzzing near the stadium lights,the roughness of the dirt beneath... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “That’s the Way Baseball Go,” Merle Haggard

  

  In 2011, Texas Rangers club co-chairman Bob Simpson and his wife, Janice, had the idea to modify Merle Haggard’s “That’s the Way Love Goes” into a baseball song. Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Farewell to the Sultan of Swat

  

  On August 17, 1948, one day after Babe Ruth’s death, Yankee Tommy Henrich launched his fourth grand slam for the season, thus tying one of Ruth’s records. Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Infographic: How Much It Costs To Propose At Every MLB Ballpark

  

  A friend shared this with me a little while back, and it is a bit fascinating.  While I’m not sure I can really get on board with these types of public... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  You can’t sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You’ve got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man hi... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Royal Milestone

  

  On August 13, 2000, first baseman Mike Sweeney became the fastest Royal to reach 100 RBIs.  Sweeney reached the milestone on a home run, assisting Kansas City i... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “The Man Who Fanned Casey,” by T.M. Fowler

  

  Now here’s a great twist on Casey At the Bat, written from the point-of-view of a fan with a focus on the pitcher.  There are, after all, two teams on the field... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Color Television Meets the MLB

  

  On August 11, 1951, WCBS-TV in New York City televised the first-ever color broadcast of a baseball game.  The Boston Braves defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-1 i... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  The reason I am here, they tell me, is that I played the game a certain way, that I played the game the way it was supposed to be played. Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Talkin’ Baseball” (Oakland A’s Version), by Terry Cashman

  

  It’s ironic: when it comes to football, I root for the Packers and I completely dig the green and gold uniforms.  When it comes to the Athletics, however, that... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball

  

  Devil Rays third baseman Wade Boggs collected his 3,000th hit on August 7, 1999 with a home run in the sixth inning off Indians pitcher Chris Haney. Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS