This day in baseball: Seaver is Rookie of the Year
Posted: November 20, 2018 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Mets, Rookie of the Year, sports, Tom Seaver Leave a commentTom Seaver won the National League’s Rookie of the Year on November 20, 1967. The right-handed Seaver compiled a 16-13 record that season with a 2.76 ERA.
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“Ted F*ing Williams,” by The Baseball Project
Posted: November 19, 2018 Filed under: Pop culture | Tags: Baseball, music, sports, Ted Williams, The Baseball Project 6 CommentsTime for another Baseball Project tune. This song amuses me, if only because I can just imagine Teddy Ballgame walking around declaring, “I’m Ted Fucking Williams.” This one’s from the Baseball Project’s first album, Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails.
This day in baseball: Yogi joins the Mets
Posted: November 17, 2018 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Mets, sports, Yogi Berra 2 CommentsOn November 17, 1964, Yogi Berra signed a two-year contract with the New York Mets as a player-coach for $35,000 per season. He played only four games with the Mets in 1965, collecting two hits.
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Quote of the day
Posted: November 16, 2018 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Baseball, Johnny Bench, quotes, sports Leave a commentThat’s the remarkable thing about baseball. The game has a way of having you scratch your head one minute and drive you crazy, and then the next, you’re entertained beyond your wildest hopes. That’s why it’s the best game.
~Johnny Bench
Posed batting of Cincinnati Reds Johnny Bench, 1973
90 days
Posted: November 15, 2018 Filed under: 21st Century | Tags: Baseball, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports, Spring Training Leave a commentTemperatures in the Midwest have been quite frigid lately, and the eastern portion of the United States seems to be in pretty bad shape as well. But keep holding on, because we have only 90 days until pitchers and catchers report!
This day in baseball: Williams named MVP
Posted: November 14, 2018 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Boston Red Sox, history, Joe DiMaggio, Joe Gordon, Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award, MLB, New York Yankees, sports, Ted Williams, World War II Leave a commentTed Williams won the American League Most Valuable Player award on November 14, 1946. The award was bestowed upon Williams after having finished second to the Yankees’ Joe DiMaggio (1941) and Joe Gordon (1942). The Splendid Splinter missed the last three seasons due to serving in the military during World War II, but returned to baseball hitting .342 with 38 homers and 123 RBIs.
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Quote of the day
Posted: November 13, 2018 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Babe Ruth, Baseball, Bill Bryson, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, quotes, sports, steroids Leave a commentEven with the benefit of steroids, most modern players still couldn’t hit as many home runs as Babe Ruth hit on hot dogs.
~Bill Bryson
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