“Durocher was a dirty manager. He was a dirty player… I hated his guts.” –Carl Furillo…
From The Lighter Side! “How Can You Hit All Those Home runs With Such Scrawny Arms!”
Here we see the great slugger Jimmie Foxx scratching his head, trying to figure out how his young teammate with such scrawny arms named Ted Williams generates all his power!
Another Edition of Baseball’s Forgotten Stars: Lynwood “Schoolboy” Rowe
It’s time for another edition to my ongoing series of Baseball’s Forgotten Stars. “Schoolboy” Rowe fits right in. He’s a great example of a star from days gone by who has been largely forgotten over the passage of time…
Great Baseball Photo Collections, Part II: The George Brace Collection
I think it’s a safe assumption that most of us enjoy looking at old baseball photos, especially those old black-and white collections from the first half of the twentieth century when baseball was at its peak as the national pastime. Great photographers like Charles Conlon, George Burke, George Brace, Leslie Jones, and Barney Stein come readily to mind…
Baseball’s Forgotten Stars: Johnny Blanchard
A few years ago, I wrote an essay about backup catchers, an important team position that is often overlooked. Today Vince Jankoski sets the record straight with an interesting essay detailing the exploits of the Yankees’ backup catcher in 1961, Johnny Blanchard….
The St. Louis Browns Last Game: September 27, 1953 Part Three
Today Matt Kastel concludes his three-part series on the St. Louis Browns with an interesting account of the Brown’s last game. In a fitting conclusion to their 51-year run in St. Louis and their well-earned reputation for ineptitude, they ran out of balls in the last game!…
What Are the Odds??
Here’s something crazy that happened sixty-seven years ago this past week in a game between the Phillies and the Giants…
Great Baseball Photo Collections, Part One: The Leslie Jones Boston Public Library Collection
I was honored this past weekend to give a PowerPoint presentation at the annual SABR convention in Minneapolis highlighting the Leslie Jones Boston Public Library Baseball Collection…
“The St. Louis Browns’ Last Game,” Part Two: Enter Bill Veeck
Today we continue with Part Two of Matt Kastel’s three-part series on the St. Louis Browns. Today’s essay is titled: “Enter Bill Veeck”…
BOB KUZAVA – WAS CASEY STENGEL A GENIUS…OR JUST PLAIN LUCKY?
Today Vince Jankoski returns with an interesting essay addressing the age-old baseball question of whether Casey Stengel was a genius – as many baseball fans think – or just lucky. His decisions in the seventh game of the 1952 World Series will leave you scratching your head…and with good reason!…
Stealing for the Cycle!
This one goes into the “You learn something new about this game every day” file!…
The St. Louis Browns’ Last Game
Today we welcome back Matt Kastel with the first of a three-part series on the not-so-successful history of the St. Louis Browns, certainly the most overlooked franchises in baseball history…
How Bad Can a Baseball Season Get? White Sox Challenge Post-1900 Record of 1916 Philadelphia A’s For Futility
Here in Chicago, we’re in the midst of a stunningly bad baseball season…
Frank McCormick’s an MVP You’ve Not Heard Of
Comparing merely great players to Hall-of-Famers is a subjective exercise. Two-time MVP winner HOFer Hank Greenberg born in 1911 is remembered as a no-brainer choice for Cooperstown…