Quote of the day
Posted: September 21, 2018 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Baseball, quotes, sports, Ted Williams Leave a commentBaseball is 50% from the neck up.
~Ted Williams
Infographic: Baseball’s Differing Stadium Dimensions
Posted: September 19, 2018 Filed under: 21st Century | Tags: Baseball, infographics, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports 2 CommentsI posted something similar to this a few years ago, but this infographic provides much more detail. Created in 2015 by Louis J. Spirito, this graphic not only shows the shape of each ball field, but also goes into the heights of and distances to their outfield walls.
Click on the image to link to a larger version.
This day in baseball: Mantle reaches 50
Posted: September 18, 2018 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: American League, Baseball, Billy Pierce, Bob Grim, Chicago White Sox, history, Major League Baseball, Mickey Mantle, MLB, New York Yankees, sports, Whitey Ford Leave a commentOn September 18, 1956, the Yankees’ Mickey Mantle became just the eighth player in baseball history to hit 50 home runs in a season. Mantle’s home run came in the top of the 11th inning off the White Sox’s Billy Pierce. Whitey Ford and Bob Grim combined efforts to shut down Chicago in the bottom of the inning, thus sealing the American League pennant for the Yankees.
“Joe DiMaggio Done It Again,” by Billy Bragg and Wilco
Posted: September 17, 2018 Filed under: Pop culture | Tags: Baseball, Billy Bragg, Joe DiMaggio, Major League Baseball, MLB, music, New York Yankees, sports, Wilco Leave a commentIf you’re having a hard time waking up this morning, this song might help. The tune is quite peppy and the lyrics are pretty amusing.
Quote of the day
Posted: September 15, 2018 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Johnny Damon, Major League Baseball, MLB, quotes, sports, World Series Leave a commentYou know, a lot of people say they didn’t want to die until the Red Sox won the World Series. Well, there could be a lot of busy ambulances tomorrow.
~Johnny Damon
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This day in baseball
Posted: September 14, 2018 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, history, Larry Cheney, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Giants, sports 4 CommentsOn September 14, 1913, pitcher Larry Cheney of the Cubs gave up fourteen hits to the Giants. In spite of this, Cheney managed to come out victorious, 7-0. It was the first time in major league history that a team has been shut out even while collecting that many hits.
Larry Cheney (Library of Congress)
Kennie T’s “Baseball song”
Posted: September 13, 2018 Filed under: Pop culture | Tags: Baseball, humor, Kennie T, sports, stand-up comedy Leave a commentTo be honest, I’d never heard of Kennie Thomas before this morning, but this video is pretty amusing. The first three minutes is the parody song, the last 45 seconds are a bit of stand-up about coaching Little League. The stand-up portion gets pretty crass, so just a bit of forewarning if that’s not your thing.
