“You can’t handle the truth!” I think there’s a real good chance the former 1930s-’40s baseball star Phil Cavarretta saw the classic 1992 movie A Few Good Men sometime during his long life. If so, we can be fairly certain he felt a sense of vindication as he heard the famous line.…
We Made It!! Happy Opening Day!!
“You always get a special kick on Opening Day, no matter how many you go through. You look forward to it like a birthday party when you’re a kid.” –Joe DiMaggio
Field of Schemes by J.B. Manheim, reviewed by Gary Livacari
The author is to be commended for penning a interesting tale that effortlessly blends fact with fiction along with ample doses of baseball history, American history, and politics…
Tito Francona’s 1961 Home Run Gives New Meaning to the Term: “Dead Ball” Era!
Whenever you look past the surface and go deeper into the career of almost any major leaguer, you’ll invariably find some little tidbit of information that’s interesting or unusual. Such was the case when I was investigating the career of Tito Francona…
Let’s Recall Baseball’s Highly Successful 1934 Barnstorming Tour to Japan!
Amidst all the hoopla and hype of the Cubs and Dodgers opening the 2025 baseball season in Japan – with superstar Shohei Ohtani as the biggest attraction – it might be fun to recall an earlier trip to Japan: the highly successful 1934 barnstorming tour…
Baseball’s Forgotten Stars: Mark Belanger
I always enjoy shining our baseball spotlight on forgotten stars – those who played just under the radar of their generation’s greats. And so today we welcome an interesting essay from Vince Jankoski about Orioles’ outstanding shortstop, Mark Belanger.
HOFer Freddie Lindstrom Ignored the “Pebbles of Defeat” – Somehow He Made It Into Cooperstown!
Today we welcome back Mark Kolier with an interesting essay on a topic we baseball history nerds never tire of discussing: Who belongs in the Hall of Fame and who doesn’t?…
Congrats to Vince Jankoski! Boomer Ball Now Available on Amazon!
I couldn’t be prouder of our contributor Vince Jankoski. His first book, Boomer Ball: A Baby Boomer Reflects on the Game He Loves, is now available on Amazon in both ebook and paperback formats…
Cubs Spring Training on Catalina Island!
How many baseball fans are aware that for 30 years the Cubs held Spring training on their own private paradise, Santa Catalina Island? “The Isle with a Smile” was located in the Pacific Ocean, 25 miles off the coast of Los Angeles…
Spring Training, 1912 Style in Marlin, Texas!
With spring training finally starting to heat up this year, here’s one of my favorites: a neat photo, originally found by my Old-Time Baseball Photos partner, Ron Bolton, from the 1912 Giants spring training camp in Marlin, Texas…