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Bill Schaefer Posts / Guest Posts / Historic Events July 29, 2020October 7, 2020

TOM SEAVER INTERVIEW, PRELUDE TO A MIRACLE…AND MORE

We welcome another guest post from Bill Schaefer, giving us a first-hand account of his interview Tom Seaver back in 1969…

Dead Ball Era / Guest Posts / John McGraw / New York/ SanFrancisco Giants / Spring Training July 1, 2020July 2, 2020

Solving the Mystery of Togo Hamamoto

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Guest Posts / Hall of Fame / Player Spotlights June 14, 2020June 14, 2020

ALBERT BELLE FOR THE HALL OF FAME

Today we welcome the first guest post from Daniel McNamara. He makes an interesting case that the surly slugger, Albert Belle is Hall-of-fame worthy based on his performance between the white lines…

Guest Posts / St Louis Browns / Team Photos / World Series March 19, 2020March 20, 2020

Were the 1953 St. Louis Browns Almost the Milwaukee Brewers??

In March 1953, only weeks before the season’s opening, Boston Braves owner Lou Perini revealed that the team would be transferred to Milwaukee…

Guest Posts / New York Yankees / Spring Training February 23, 2020February 23, 2020

Guest Post: Spring Training at Fort Lauderdale Stadium

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Guest Posts / Odds and Ends January 21, 2020January 22, 2020

Incredible Home Runs That Actually “Broke the Bat!”

Today we welcome a guest post from Mike Epson. Mike has chosen an interesting topic, broken-bat home runs. It’s a bit different for us at Baseball History Comes Alive!, but it’s well worth reading…

Guest Posts / Odds and Ends September 24, 2019September 25, 2019

How Fast Are Pitchers Throwing? A Look At Speed Measurement In Baseball!

Today, Matt Brown sends us something a little bit different. Matt has written an interesting essay that briefly explores the evolution of “speed measurements.” I think you’ll enjoy it…

All-Star Games / Guest Posts / Paul Doyle Posts March 6, 2019July 30, 2019

Part Two of Paul Doyle’s Posts on Baseball “Scribes.”

As some of you will remember, in Part One in his two part series on baseball scribes, Paul featured Hall-of-Fame sportswriter, Fred Lieb. Today, he takes a chapter from Lieb’s classic book, Baseball As I Have Known It, and presents Lieb’s personally selected All-Star teams from four different eras.

Guest Posts / Paul Doyle Posts March 2, 2019March 15, 2019

Guest Post From Paul Doyle: “Here’s to the Scribes!”

As those of you who read his first two posts know, Paul Doyle is a clever writer who has, shall we say, a rather unique “way with words”

Chicago Cubs / Guest Posts / Paul Doyle Posts / Spring Training February 19, 2019February 15, 2020

“Welcome Back Baseball!”

We’ve endured a long, grueling winter that’s apparently not over yet, not by “a long shot” (or even as long as a blast off the bat of the great Bambino himself!).

Black Sox Scandal Essays / Cincinnati Reds / Guest Posts / Team Photos / World Series February 9, 2019May 26, 2019

The 1919 World Series: Did the White Sox Lose…or Did the Reds Win?

This year’s World Series will mark the 100th anniversary of the famed Black Sox scandal, in which eight (really six) members of the Chicago White Sox conspired with gamblers to throw the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds.