Jimmie Foxx Pitching in 1945: A Surprising Story
Back in July 1980, the Boston Globe recalled that Jimmie Foxx’s “final appearance in the majors was as a pitcher. “In 1945, when he was 37, Foxx had slipped badly and was hanging on by his fingertips...
View ArticleLyman Bostock: What Might Have Been
What coulda been–a man taken from us WAY too soon…. It’s been 35 years since the very memorable 1975 baseball season–one that saw future Hall of Famers Jim Palmer and Tom Seaver win Cy Young Awards,...
View ArticleWord Gets Around
There’s a bruhaha brewing in Los Angeles, where GM Ned Colletti called center fielder Matt Kemp on the carpet this week and told the press it was because he wondered whether Kemp was resting on his...
View ArticleRare Home Run Feats by Nava and Guerrero Make It Tough for Others to Take...
Two extraordinary feats, both a few days old now, continue to take much of the thunder away from everything else that is happening in Independent Baseball. They deserve the attention because the...
View ArticlePitching Helps Optimism for Both Early Second-Half Leaders
A head-to-head series between Lancaster and Bridgeport presented an ideal opportunity to check the pulse of these second-half division leaders.   Both managers, Tom Herr of the Barnstormers and...
View ArticleFormer Baseball Player Charlie Maxwell Honored in Paw Paw, Michigan on...
Paw Paw, Michigan celebrated Charlie Maxwell Days on August 7- 8, 2010. The two day event started Saturday in downtown Paw Paw at the Carnegie Center. From 10:00 to 3:00, family, friends and fans were...
View ArticleA ‘Strasburg Was Here’ Doubleheader
Game One Friday, August 27, 2010 Syracuse, N.Y. “The greatest powers of the physical environment slam into the resilient forces of life, and nothing much happens.” E.O. Wilson, The Diversity of Life Â...
View ArticleJeff Nettles Adds to Family Home Run Lore
Although he already has about eight and a half major league seasons, Esteban Yan would like more. “I hope to get another opportunityâ€, the 35-year-old said. “I know I’ve got a lot left.â€...
View ArticleLet’s Play Two
The Sunday doubleheader was a staple of baseball in the Golden Era of the game, you know, when the World Series was played in the first half of October and kids listened to Don Larsen’s perfect game on...
View ArticleNew Grip Helps Brock Peterson Slug Eight Homers in Nine Games And Climb to...
Brock Peterson remembers one time when he banged out something like 17 consecutive hits. But that was as an American Legion player, and he was using a metal bat. His latest streak was much more vital...
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