Archive for the 'History' Category
Scott Simkus is taken with a story/press release from the Louisville Slugger Museum about the bat used by Negro Leaguer George “Mule” Suttles. Apparently he swung a 37-inch, 50 ounce stick. Mercy. *I changed the name of this post because some people questioned whether I was going for a joke based on a racial stereotype. […]
On Feb. 23, 1960, demolition began on Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. Nearly 50 years later, demolition is nearly finished on Shea Stadium, the home of New York’s most recent National League franchise. Richard looks back at other past stadium sites.
Oh, yeah, they were bad enough in real life. But that performance may actually have been their best-case scenario.
A look back at the strange career of Rick Sutcliffe.
The week of Feb. 15 featured a number of notable events in baseball history. Richard looks back at several.
The Mets make a dynasty of it, Pete Rose is a winner, Fred McGriff is important twice, and Tom Trebelhorn is a legend. If the major leagues had featured divisions and an unbalanced schedule throughout history, here’s what might have happened.
Unemployment had me doing a lot of things I wouldn’t have otherwise been doing. Wearing slippers during all waking hours was a new thing for me, as was talking to the preschool moms about what was on sale and where each week. But perhaps the weirdest thing I did was spend a lot of time […]
Great historical post today from Scott Simkus about the Negro Leagues and the semi-pros: Did you ever wonder how well the Negro League teams did against semi-pro teams? If the answer is “yes” then we have good news and bad news. First, the bad news: You’re a dork. Okay, that’s fine. So, what’s the good […]
Spanning a vast Southwest landscape, it was vibrantly colorful, fleeting but amazing.
Finishing up where last week left off, the second half of Detroit’s history of good but rarely great starting pitchers.