Dead Ball days
Great stuff here: a montage of black-and-white baseball photographs from the Dead Ball Era, set to the theme from The Natural. You’ll find a couple of pictures of Babe Ruth on the mound for the Red Sox, Ty Cobb at…
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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Thinking of baseball on the day of the big game
It’s Super Bowl Sunday, so that has me thinking ahead to baseball season (and I’m not the only one). After this game is when I really start to look ahead to Spring Training, counting the days, beginning fantasy baseball preparation,…
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At the game | Ballparks | History | Photography | Road trip
Photo Friday: Memorial Stadium, 1991
Cal I never got to see Comiskey Park before it was replaced by New Comiskey, and I still regret that a bit. But I was just 13 in the summer of 1990, and Chicago is a long way from New…
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Alternate champions
The University of Texas is sending its pre-produced national champions gear to Haiti. This is, of course, a great decision and really a no-brainer (hey, H&M, take a hint, huh?). But when I read this, part of me thought of…
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Canseco’s new book on ‘The Simpsons’
“The Simpsons” last night looked into the future for Jose Canseco’s next book (and Marge’s last one).
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Photo Friday: Padres vs. Phillies, 1994
Brawl at the plate It was a Monday afternoon in May 1994 and I was a senior in high school. My dad was on the board of education in our town, so he knew the administration well, so when the…
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Give Murph a chance
So it sounds like Fernando Tatis is coming back. Fine. Some right-handed power. A versatile player who can fill in at first base, second, third and the corner outfield spots when needed. A double-play machine. We know what we’re getting….
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Revisionist history: Darryl and Dawson on the Mets
MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch was at the Baseball Assistance Team‘s annual dinner last night and filed a story comprised of several conversations with some of the Hall of Famers and other baseball illuminati. This one particular anecdote from former Mets manager…
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Dance-Off ’86
Not only did the Mets win 35 more games than the Dodgers in 1986, but they produced an exponentially better music video that year.
