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New Blog Topic: THE SHORT CAREER HALL CALL

Just recently, a colleague of mine wrote an excellent essay on former Yankee first baseman and current Miami Marlins manager, Don Mattingly...

Posted on: February 2, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 26 Comments

FROM THE LIGHTER SIDE: BASEBALL, FUNNY SIDE UP!

The funniest and strangest material on earth can be found in the archives of baseball stories, wisdom and hilarious impromptu comments...

Posted on: January 31, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 4 Comments

New Blog Topic: THE MUSIC OF BASEBALL

Just recently I [Bill Gutman] wrote a blog about Take Me Out to the Ballgame, calling it the National Anthem of baseball. It still is...

Posted on: January 29, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 6 Comments

February Baseball Trivia Contest Now Open: So You Think You Know A Lot About Babe Ruth! (Still time to enter, contest ends Feb. 25th)

Your score not important, just participate to be eligible to win the Grand Prize Giveaway, a $50 Amazon gift card...

Posted on: January 28, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 23 Comments

New Blog Topic: A YOUNG KID MEETS ROGERS HORNSBY!

The story dates back to July, 1960. That’s the month my widowed grandfather, Lou Livacari, moved in to my family’s home in Lincolnwood, Illinois...

Posted on: January 27, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 5 Comments

Living in the Shadow of Mickey Mantle!

We often forget what an emotional investment we’ve made to the game of baseball. It usually starts early-on in our youth and continues throughout our lives...

Posted on: January 26, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 21 Comments

New Blog Topic: SAYING GOODBYE TO OUR HEROES

The death of Hank Aaron caused a ripple effect throughout not only the baseball world, but in many other quarters as well...

Posted on: January 26, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 11 Comments

New Blog Topic: BASEBALL’S HOT STOVE LEAGUE

All baseball fans know just what the Hot Stove League is. Theoretically, it can be applied to any baseball talk or discussion during the offseason...

Posted on: January 23, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 3 Comments

Hank Aaron, RIP

The baseball world was again saddened with today's news that one of the greatest ballplayers of all time, Hall-of-Famer Hank Aaron (February 5, 1934- January 22, 2021) has passed away...

Posted on: January 22, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 9 Comments

New Blog Topic: “Baseball’s Eccentrics and Zany Characters”

“The trouble with Bordagaray is that he thinks he’s a Babe Ruth and wants to be paid accordingly…trouble is, he’s not Babe Ruth, not by a mile”...

Posted on: January 21, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 5 Comments

Our Annul Baseball Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.

As is my usual custom, I always like to find a connection between baseball history and national holidays...

Posted on: January 20, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 1 Comment

NEW BLOG TOPIC: THE LOUISVILLE SLUGGER

Please note: As we compose new blog entries, we will now send each one out to all our subscribers as we post them. -GL

Posted on: January 19, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 12 Comments

DON MATTINGLY: FAME SECOND TO FAITH AND FAMILY

I loved watching Don Mattingly play baseball. A flawless fielder and an imposing figure in the batter’s box: powerful sloping shoulders, intense concentration...

Posted on: January 13, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 5 Comments

Captain Ted Williams Recalled to Active Duty, January 9, 1952

"If there was ever a man born to be a hitter it was me"...

Posted on: January 10, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 7 Comments

Tommy Lasorda, RIP

“I bleed Dodger Blue…and when I die I’m going to the Big Dodger in the sky!” –Tommy Lasorda...

Posted on: January 8, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 4 Comments

Fun With Old Baseball Ads, Part Two

As promised, here's Part Two of my feature on "Old Baseball Ads." We had a lot of fun with Part One, with some of the readers sending me ads that they found themselves....

Posted on: January 6, 2021
By: Bill Gutman
With: 3 Comments

Another Edition of “From the Lighter Side!” Fun With Old Baseball Ads, Part One

"You shoeless sonofagun you!” –A fan yelling at 20-year old Greenville Spinner outfielder, Joseph Jackson, who was playing that day in his stocking feet...

Posted on: January 3, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 3 Comments

Stan Musial’s 1951 Salary Increase Blocked by Government

As we bid the year 2020 Adieu (and good riddance), we probably will look back on this year from a historical baseball perspective and marvel at all the changes that occurred this past season.

Posted on: January 2, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 2 Comments

January Baseball Trivia Contest: Hall Of Famers

January Baseball Trivia Contest and Grand Prize Giveaway! Are you up for the monthly challenge? As Bill Gutman and I…

Posted on: December 31, 2020
By: Gary Livacari
With: 21 Comments

Our Annual Tribute to Roberto Clemente: “HE’S GOT IT!!”

“If it was humanly possible for a ball to be caught, Roberto Clemente was going to get it.” –Pirates’ manager, Danny Murtaugh

Posted on: December 31, 2020
By: Gary Livacari
With: 1 Comment

Merry Christmas To All! Was Willie Mays the Inspiration for the Charlie Brown Christmas Special??

As we get ready to celebrate Christmas (as best we can in this the most dysfunctional year of our lives), whoever thought I’d be able to find a connection between the perennial TV favorite, Charlie Brown’s Christmas Special and baseball!

Posted on: December 25, 2020
By: Gary Livacari
With: 2 Comments

BASEBALL HISTORY COMES ALIVE BLOG ARCHIVE PAGE

As I mentioned to you the other day, we're starting a new blog page feature on our Baseball History Comes Alive website.

Posted on: December 23, 2020
By: Gary Livacari
With: 15 Comments

New Poll Question Regarding the Negro Leagues

I think I can speak for all our readers by saying that we're thrilled to hear the news that the Negro Leagues will finally be designated as a major league...

Posted on: December 23, 2020
By: Gary Livacari
With: 1 Comment

We’ve Added A New Blog Page

Bill Gutman and I are very happy to announce that we've added a new blog page feature to our Baseball History Comes Alive website...

Posted on: December 22, 2020
By: Gary Livacari
With: 4 Comments

My Review of Bill Gutman’s Book, “Murder on Murderer’s Row”

Bill Gutman has been an integral part of our team here on Baseball History Comes Alive for two and a half years...

Posted on: December 19, 2020
By: Gary Livacari
With: 2 Comments

Another in the Series: Baseball’s Characters and Eccentrics – The Brooklyn “Sym-Phony” Band!

“Sometimes the band sounds like a herd of elephants with whooping cough,” -Murray Schumach. New York Times, 1947...

Posted on: December 16, 2020
By: Gary Livacari
With: 14 Comments

ANOTHER EDITION OF “FROM THE LIGHTER SIDE!”: THE NEW YORK METS’ FAMOUS “SIGN MAN”

Karl Kurt Ehrhardt was born in Unterweissbach, Germany, on November 26, 1924, the son of Willie and Elsie Voight Ehrhardt...

Posted on: December 12, 2020
By: Gary Livacari
With: 3 Comments

A Tribute to Dick Allen, RIP

"One day people will understand that standing up for yourself and your dignity makes you a man and not a malcontent"...

Posted on: December 8, 2020
By: Gary Livacari
With: 21 Comments

Ty Cobb Re-signs with the Tigers for $4,000!

“I often tried plays that looked recklessly daring, maybe even silly. But I never tried anything foolish when a game was at stake, only when we were far ahead or far behind. -Ty Cobb...

Posted on: November 29, 2020
By: Gary Livacari
With: 0 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving From Baseball History Comes Alive!

Let’s be honest. It’s hard to find a connection between Baseball and Thanksgiving. The great American family tradition of “Turkey Day” falls in that “no man’s land” between the last pitch of the World Series and the first pitch of spring training...

Posted on: November 26, 2020
By: Gary Livacari
With: 1 Comment

1932 New York Yankees

Check out this great team photo of the 1932 World Series Champion Yankees, beautifully restored/colorized by the very talented artist, Chris Whitehead of Mancave photos...

Posted on: November 21, 2020
By: Gary Livacari
With: 1 Comment

Great Footage of Honus Wagner!

“When he fielded grounders, his huge hands also collected large scoops of infield dirt, which accompanied his throws to first like the tail of a comet.”...

Posted on: November 18, 2020
By: Gary Livacari
With: 2 Comments

Anatomy of a Sports Bettor: The Compelling Story of Our Contributor, Bill Schaefer

Whatever winnings you accrue betting games, you will give back…and then some -Bill Schaefer...

Posted on: November 14, 2020
By: Gary Livacari
With: 2 Comments

A Genuine American War Hero: All-Star Pitcher Lou Brissie

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Posted on: November 10, 2020
By: Gary Livacari
With: 4 Comments

The 2020 World Series and the 1914 World Series Have Something In Common!

Before we turn the page on another baseball season, dysfunctional as this one was, I want to point out an interesting similarity I discovered between Game Four of the 2020 World Series between the Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays and Game Three of the 1914 World Series...

Posted on: October 28, 2020
By: Gary Livacari
With: 7 Comments

How a Native American Star Began his Career as a Japanese

Today we offer our readers something a bit different. We’re very happy to feature a second guest post from SABR member Rob Fitts. Rob is a recognized authority on Japanese baseball...

Posted on: October 25, 2020
By: Gary Livacari
With: 1 Comment

The Classic 1926 World Series: “Ol’ Pete” Alexander Comes to the Rescue!

With the start of the 2020 World Series just around the corner, my tour through memorable World Series stops today in the exciting 1926 World Series, one of the most memorable in the history of the Fall Classic...

Posted on: October 17, 2020
By: Gary Livacari
With: 3 Comments

Beautiful Colorization From The 1903 World Series! Learn Why This Photo Is Very Significant for Us!

Check out this beautiful restoration/colorization of a rare combined team photo from the first World Series in 1903. It's done by our friend Chris Whitehouse of Mancave Photos...

Posted on: October 14, 2020
By: Gary Livacari
With: 2 Comments

The 1948 World Series: “Spahn and Sain and Pray For Rain!”

With our dysfunctional 60-game regular season now over, the playoffs in full swing, and the World Series just ahead, I'll use the next few posts to highlight some of my favorite World Series, especially some that aren't as well remembered...

Posted on: October 11, 2020
By: Gary Livacari
With: 3 Comments

BASEBALL’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE LEXICON

This week, Bill Schaefer treats us to an interesting essay dealing with the many ways in which baseball's jargon has found its way into everyday English usage...

Posted on: October 7, 2020
By: Gary Livacari
With: 8 Comments