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We Made It!!  Happy Opening Day!!
Opening Day March 27, 2025March 27, 2025

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

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We made it!! Happy Opening Day!!
Guest Posts / Opening Day March 28, 2024

We made it!! Happy Opening Day!!

For old-time baseball fans like us, if there’s a better day of the year than Opening Day, I’m not sure what it is!…

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One-Hundredth Anniversary of Yankee Stadium!
New York Yankees / Opening Day April 19, 2023April 19, 2023

One-Hundredth Anniversary of Yankee Stadium!

Thanks to Michael Keedy for reminding me that today is the one hundredth anniversary (April 18, 1923) of the first game played at Yankee Stadium, the scene of so many great days in baseball history…

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We made it!! Happy Opening Day!!
Opening Day March 30, 2023March 30, 2023

We made it!! Happy Opening Day!!

We made it!! Happy Opening Day!! The Boston Braves Give New Meaning to “The Wearin’ o’ the Green!” Opening Day, 1946

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PLAY BALL! Reflections on Opening Days Past!
Bill Schaefer Posts / Blog Topics / Opening Day March 5, 2023March 6, 2023

PLAY BALL! Reflections on Opening Days Past!

Well, we’re almost there with bubbling over anticipation, when all big-league teams will be in action on one Opening Day, March 30, for the first time since 1968…

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LET’S PLAY BALL! SEVEN MEMORABLE OPENING DAY GAMES
Bill Schaefer Posts / Opening Day April 6, 2022March 30, 2023

LET’S PLAY BALL! SEVEN MEMORABLE OPENING DAY GAMES

For baseball fans like us, no day of the year is more highly anticipated than Opening Day…

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How Do You Feel About Baseball Starting Up?
Opening Day / Poll Questions June 7, 2020June 7, 2020

How Do You Feel About Baseball Starting Up?

There’s talk right now about baseball starting up around the July 4th weekend. There’s also different proposals about the length of the new season and the format…

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Oh Boy! Do I Have a Film Clip For You! It’s Opening Day at Yankee Stadium, 1931!
Babe Ruth / Boston Red Sox / New York Yankees / Opening Day April 18, 2020April 28, 2021

Oh Boy! Do I Have a Film Clip For You! It’s Opening Day at Yankee Stadium, 1931!

Do you have 15 minutes to spare? I know you love baseball history, so do yourself a big favor and travel back in a virtual time machine to 1931 to see this incredible footage, filmed with an early Movietone Sound camera…

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Opening Day, 1946: The Boston Braves Give New Meaning to “The Wearin’ o’ the Green!”
Boston Braves / From the Lighter Side / Opening Day April 17, 2020April 17, 2020

Opening Day, 1946: The Boston Braves Give New Meaning to “The Wearin’ o’ the Green!”

You’d think an Opening Day win for the 1946 Boston Braves would be a cause for celebration and renewed optimism…

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We made it!! Happy Opening Day!!
Don Stokes' Colorizations / Opening Day March 27, 2019March 28, 2019

We made it!! Happy Opening Day!!

For old-time baseball fans like us, if there’s a better day of the year than Opening Day, I’m not sure what it is!

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Oh Boy!…Do I Have a Film Clip For You! It’s Opening Day at Yankee Stadium, 1931!
Babe Ruth / New York Yankees / Opening Day July 21, 2018April 18, 2020

Oh Boy!…Do I Have a Film Clip For You! It’s Opening Day at Yankee Stadium, 1931!

Subscribe to Baseball History Comes Alive! to receive new posts automatically Vintage 1930’s Baseball Photo Gallery […]

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More Fun With “Baseball Cycles” Trivia!
Baseball Rarities / Baseball Trivia / Fun With Baseball Cycles / Historic Events / Odds and Ends / Opening Day April 20, 2018May 12, 2022

More Fun With “Baseball Cycles” Trivia!

Subscribe to Baseball History Comes Alive! to receive new posts automatically “Baseball Cycles” Photo Gallery Click […]

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We Made it! Happy Opening Day!
Opening Day March 28, 2018March 31, 2018

We Made it! Happy Opening Day!

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A Year of Futility: The “Amazin’ Mets” First Year, 1962!
Historic Events / Opening Day April 14, 2017April 14, 2017

A Year of Futility: The “Amazin’ Mets” First Year, 1962!

Subscribe to my blog for automatic updates and Free Bonus Reports: “Memorable World Series Moments” […]

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We Made It!! Happy Opening Day!!
Don Stokes' Colorizations / Opening Day April 2, 2017April 2, 2017

We Made It!! Happy Opening Day!!

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Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, PA, April 19, 1938 – Dodgers Dolph Camilli hits HR to help spoil Phillies home opener
Ball Parks / Brooklyn Dodgers / Opening Day / Philadelphia Phillies January 12, 2017January 12, 2017

Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, PA, April 19, 1938 – Dodgers Dolph Camilli hits HR to help spoil Phillies home opener

  Dodgers Dolph Camilli helps ruin opening day for Phillies fans with his two-run homer […]

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Hilltop Park, Manhattan, NY, April 21, 1911 – Don Stokes colorization of Higlanders taking batting practice before home opener
Don Stokes' Colorizations / New York Yankees / Opening Day / Philadelphia Athletics September 1, 2016September 2, 2016

Hilltop Park, Manhattan, NY, April 21, 1911 – Don Stokes colorization of Higlanders taking batting practice before home opener

  A colorization by Don Stokes of a George Grantham Bain photo showing the New […]

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Yankee Stadium, Bronx, April 18, 1923 – Ruth homers in first game at Yankee Stadium
Babe Ruth / Historic Events / New York Yankees / Opening Day / Willie Mays July 29, 2016July 29, 2016

Yankee Stadium, Bronx, April 18, 1923 – Ruth homers in first game at Yankee Stadium

No better way for “The House That Ruth Built” to be christen in it’s first […]

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The Demise of a Great Franchise: The Boston Braves
Boston Braves / Dead Ball Era / Opening Day May 29, 2016December 28, 2016

The Demise of a Great Franchise: The Boston Braves

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Joe, Ted, and Dom, 1942
Boston Red Sox / Hall of Fame / Joe DiMaggio / New York Yankees / Opening Day / Ted Williams May 23, 2016May 23, 2016

Joe, Ted, and Dom, 1942

Saw this neat photo posted by Dave Russell (via Jan Finkel), and I knew I […]

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Comiskey Park, Chicago, IL, April 19, 1938 – Hank Greenberg homers on Opening Day
Hall of Fame / Opening Day May 9, 2016May 9, 2016

Comiskey Park, Chicago, IL, April 19, 1938 – Hank Greenberg homers on Opening Day

  The Tigers Hank Greenberg watches the flight of his opening day home run against […]

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Wrigley Field Marquee Returns!
Ball Parks / Chicago Cubs / Opening Day April 11, 2016April 11, 2016

Wrigley Field Marquee Returns!

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Opening Day!
Opening Day April 3, 2016April 3, 2016

Opening Day!

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