“When I sat at a table with Joe and other people…all the men were always looking at Joe instead of me!!” – Marilyn Monroe, speaking of her husband Joe DiMaggio….
How Times have Changed! Stan Musial Insists the Cardinals Cut His Salary From $100,000 to $80,000!
Here’s one I could categorize a couple different ways. It could go into “It’ll Never Happen Again,” category or even the “My, How the Game Has Changed!”…
I Never Get Tired of Talking About Willie!
For those of us weaned on baseball in the 50s and 60s, we never tire of talking about Willie Mays…
FLASHBACKS AND…WHO’S ON FIRST (on your all-time team)?
Today we welcome back Bill Schaefer with an interesting essay about all-time greatest teams. They’re selected by guys who knew a thing or two about this game: six Hall of Famers…
Frank Chance Takes the Yankees’ Managerial Helm, January 8, 1913
“There is one thing I will never believe, and that is that the Sox are better than the Cubs” -Frank Chance, after the Cubs lost to the “HItless Wonder” White Sox in the 1906 World Series…
Let’s remember the Great Josh Gibson
“I played with Willie Mays and against Hank Aaron. They were tremendous players, but they were no Josh Gibson.” – Monte Irvin, speaking of Josh Gibson…