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s you've heard me say before, I always try to find a connection between baseball history and the particular holidays that we celebrate. But let’s be honest. It’s not exactly easy to find a connection between baseball and Mother's day...
Eighty-three years ago yesterday, April 30, 1939, was a memorable day in baseball history. On that day, the consecutive game streak of the Iron Horse, Lou Gehrig, finally came to an end...
“Doctors tell me I have the body of a thirty-year-old. I know I have the brain of a fifteen-year-old. If you've got both, you can play baseball!" –Pete Rose...
“Why, they wouldn’t even let us in that league over there. They think we’re just a bunch of ‘gashousers’.” – Leo Durocher, speaking derisively of the American League...
Mystery Player World Series Tournament!" Week Five: It must have been a cold day in April when this pic was taken! Today, we see three Yankees huddled together....
“He was a wonderful role model for our close-knit family. He set an example of how to live a good life." Bill Crandall, speaking of his dad, Del Crandall...
Mystery Player World Series Tournament, Week Three: For today's Mystery Player quiz, we return to the Dead Ball Era, with two prominent players from that great era of baseball...
I recently had email exchanges with one of our readers, Everett Shockley. In recent years, Everett became friends the Orioles’ powerful left-handed slugger, Jim Gentile...
"Mystery Player World Series Tournament!" East Division, Week Two: Today this week's Mystery Players challenge is something a bit different. It's from the "modern" era of baseball (anything past 1970 I consider "modern"!).
"If I were sitting down with George Steinbrenner and, based on what Dave Winfield got paid for his statistics, I'd have to say, 'George, you and I are about to become partners!'" - Joe DiMaggio...
It's time to put your thinking caps on! Or, as I used to hear back in grade school: “OK class, close your desks and take out a piece of paper. We’re having a pop quiz!” But don't worry...you won't be graded!...
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