Claudell’s clout
The seventh baseball game I ever attended should count twice. It began on a sunny Sunday afternoon in the Bronx and ended on Sunday evening. Yankees 5, Tigers 4, 18 innings played over the course of six hours and one…
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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Tom Seaver’s career through the eyes of a fifth-grader
As something of a coda to my recent post about Tom Seaver‘s brief comeback with the Mets in 1987 — a comeback that ended when he announced his retirement on June 23 of that year — here is a brief…
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Seaver’s brief 1987 comeback
For two weeks, there was hope that Tom Terrific would pitch his final season with the Mets.
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Ice cream sundae helmets at Chicago’s Fireside Bowl
I’ve developed this sixth sense when watching movies and TV shows to spot baseball references in the background or to pick up on them in lines of dialogue. There are times when the hair on the back of my next…
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Grinnell Glacier Hike, Glacier National Park
The Grinnell Glacier hike is one of the most iconic trails at Glacier National Park in Montana, an adventure with stunning glacial lake views.
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The baseball cameo in Margo Price’s new video
Over the years, I’ve developed an eye for references to or images of baseball in other aspects of pop culture. More than just Andy Warhol’s baseball paintings or the wallpaper in a scene from Seinfeld, something in my brain will…
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Babe Ruth loved the fights at Hinchliffe Stadium
Heritage Auctions has a great piece of New Jersey history available in its current auction: A press ticket to a Diamond Gloves boxing tournament at Paterson’s Hinchliffe Stadium signed by Babe Ruth. Ruth was the guest of honor at the…
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Jackie Robinson and Father Hesburgh
With today being Jackie Robinson Day for Major League Baseball — albeit a virtual one in these quarantine times — I was curious if the trailblazing Hall of Famer and civil rights activist ever crossed paths with a different American…
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At the game | Mets | MLB | Nostalgia
Opening Day memories: Mets-Phillies, 1991
My freshman year of high school, I negotiated with my parents to miss school and go to Opening Day in New York.
