Field of Dreams Game is NOT first MLB game played in IowaNext week Major League Baseball will put on a spectacle in Dyersville, Iowa, when the White Sox and Yankees roll into that small farming…Aug 6, 2021Aug 6, 2021
The Mad Dog Saga: Four-Time Batting Champ Bill Madlock“It’s hard for a pitcher to go nine innings with a guy like him in our lineup.” — Chuck TannerApr 22, 2021Apr 22, 2021
When I lived and worked in Cooperstown, I enjoyed visiting Willis Monie's book shop, located on…Mar 24, 20211Mar 24, 20211
Detroit’s Opening Day Hero, Charlie BennettCharlie Bennett probably threw out more ceremonial first pitches than any man in baseball history. Maybe a president did it more, but it’s…Mar 17, 2021Mar 17, 2021
Buck Weaver should be reinstated by Major League Baseball“Though they are hopeless and heartless, the White Sox have a hero. He is George Weaver, who plays and fights at third base. Day after day…Feb 22, 2021Feb 22, 2021
Remembering the Giants hard-drinking slugger Jim Ray Hart“You could have your back turned and not see the hitter, and when that ball came off Jimmy Ray’s bat, it made a different sound.” —…Feb 10, 20211Feb 10, 20211
Major League Baseball tried a yellow baseball in the late 1930sCharlie Finley, the owner of the Kansas City A’s, urged Major League Baseball to adopt orange baseballs in the 1960s. Finley liked the…Jan 27, 2021Jan 27, 2021
Lefty O’Doul: Batting Champion, Baseball Missionary, & San Francisco’s “Man in the Green Suit”If not for the baseball missionary work of Lefty O’Doul there might have never been an Ichiro Suzuki.Jan 23, 2021Jan 23, 2021
Tragedy in Oklahoma with Walter Johnson and Christy MathewsonLong before professional baseball players earned enough money to buy mansions and yachts, they eked out a living by selling their services…May 5, 2020May 5, 2020
Where did Joanie Love Chachi?Where were your favorite TV shows set? Which cities “hosted” the most shows and which were the best in each city? I answer those questions…Dec 21, 2016Dec 21, 2016
