Fresh outta the pack
So just like Keith Olbermann, the first 2011 Topps card I laid eyes on after opening my first pack of the year was that of Russell Branyan. And the one beneath it was also Alex Rodriguez. But things got quite…
Author: Dan
I'm a baseball editor and occasional writer who used to cover the minor leagues -- particularly the Lakewood BlueClaws -- in 2001-02. Unless otherwise credited (as of 2015) or linked off-site, all photos on this site were either taken by me or are part of my personal collection.
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Moonlighting
I’ve got a post up over at Uni Watch today, so check it out! I hope to have something new here later today, too.
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The sun’s out today, just not like this
Doubleday autumn A lot of blogs have been posting photos of warmth — spring training, summer games, general reminders that baseball is nearly back. This is one of the shots (a Droid shot, no less, using one of the camera…
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Joba knows Hoyt’s pain
In researching another post, I came across this article in the June 3, 1959, edition of the Daily Capital News out of Jefferson City, Mo. If only Joba Chamberlain could have remained as composed.
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ND to MLB: Dick Thoenen
You’re forgiven if this is the first time you’ve heard of either of these players. Of the roughly 17,364 men who have played Major League Baseball, 964 of them never got into another game after their debuts — and these are…
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Yogi’s the first
1969 Mets reunion I’ve met Yogi Berra a couple of times but never had a chance to get his autograph. I remedied that today at a show in Secaucus, immersing myself in a sea of Yankee fans to do so….
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Flashbacks about to become more common in southern California
The Angels announced on Friday that they’ll feature “Flashback Fridays” as part of their 50th anniversary this season. To kick it off, they’ll wear reproductions of their 1989-92 uniform (with the 50th anniversary patch added) on April 8, April 22…
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Shouldn’t the original be good enough?
This is a random post just to see if the automatic Twitter update feature I set up works. [Two-minute update: It sure did, faster than my Google Reader, in fact.] I didn’t want to simply do a basic post that…
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And my mom wondered why I saved so many newspapers
As a guy who once thought being an investigative journalist or baseball beat reporter was his ultimate dream job, I kept a lot of newspapers. I thought about the historical value they might have and dreamed of some large game…
