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The Day that Disco Died
There have been few promotions in the world of sports which could rival the unplanned and unmitigated disaster of one July night in 1979. The event, dubbed Disco Demolition Night, will forever be hailed as one of the most riotous evenings in the history of American athletics.
The calamity was created as a result of a [...] -
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One of the Greatest Ballparks: Ebbets Field
The Brooklyn Dodgers played at Ebbets Field they left the Big Apple for the west coast. The Brooklyn Dodgers (later the Los Angeles Dodgers) called Ebbets Field home for 44 years and played some of baseballs greatest games and players. After new ballparks were built in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, Dodger owner Charles Ebbets decided to [...]
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Bleary McCleary, the One-Eyed Ump
In the words of former professional umpire Max McLeary, “Everyone’s got a story about a one-eyed guy that they like to tell when they’re drunk.”
Well, I’m not drunk, but I do have an interesting story to tell. It’s a tale which revolves around that man himself who, for more than twenty years, umpired baseball games [...] -
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Spring Madness
Do you smell that? Breathe deep, and you can just catch it – a glimpse of leather, dirt, and green grass tickling your nostrils.
Yes, Spring Training 2010 is upon us, my WannaBe Brethren. Baseball is less than a month and a half away. With the approach of each club’s mandatory workouts, we’re getting closer and [...] -
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The New York Yankees and Bronx Zoo
The craziness and mayhem that occurred with the New York Yankees during the 1977 and 1978 seasons started years earlier when Geroge Steinbrenner bought a team that was on the downside of it’s illustrious history. The end of the 1976 baseball season marked the beginning of one of the happiest and most wackiest times in [...]
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Cheaters Prosper: The Hidden Ball Trick
There are some baseball traditions which have faded forever into obscurity. Relics such as the spitball, the screwball, and the eepheus pitch have all gone the way of the dinosaur.
But there is one man who, through his shenanigans, is keeping baseball tradition alive. His name is Mike Lowell, and he’s the last, best [...] -
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Sosa vs. McGwire: Cooperstown Edition
It was a magical season in 1998. “The Race” – we all have our memories of it. It was the year that saved baseball, and it ranks as one of the greatest of all time.
In hindsight, however, it was a turning point. The dark secret of baseball was reaching critical mass, like a balloon [...] -
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The Worst Teams in Pro Sports #1: The Chicago Cubs
Baseball season is rapidly approaching, and my blood has begun to boil. The anticipation of the coming struggle is almost too much to take. I check my favorite club’s news blog five times a day, minimum, scouring the news wire for any and all info involving my club. I’m one of those fans who upon [...]
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Baseball
Comeback Trail: Return of the Sheeter
Anyone who has been keeping an eye on the MLB hot stove has heard the news by now – The Oakland A’s have taken a startling leap of faith and signed former Milwaukee Brewers ace Ben Sheets for an estimated $10 million.
Why should you care? Because, my WannaBe Brethren, this could be the start [...] -
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The Ballad of Wee Willie Keeler
He was one of the smallest men every to play major league baseball, on one of the dirtiest, most outrageous rosters every assembled.
A shortstop-turned outfielder, William Henry Keeler stood 5-foot-4 and weighed in at 140. And pound for pound, he may have been the greatest hitter the game has ever known.
He was born on [...]
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