Bob Feller

December 15 – Bob Feller tells story about first start after WWII – Vintage Rewind Podcast

    Matt and Tom Discuss – Bob Feller, Pitching Machines, December 15th, Free Agency, Bill Hamilton and Tommie Agee December 15th Show Notes December 15, 1896 – THE PITCHING CANNON AT WORK In 1896, Princeton University mathematics instructor Charles Hinton designed a gunpowder-powered baseball pitching machine for the Princeton University baseball team’s batting practice….

Which Student Baseball Teams are the Most Popular?

Which Student Baseball Teams are the Most Popular?

    Which Student Baseball Teams are the Most Popular? Although baseball is not particularly popular in European countries, this sport is very prevalent in the United States, competing with football. Baseball players spend several hours a day in grueling workouts. Athletes begin to work hard from childhood and dream of being in the Major…

December 12 – Five Cool Things and Willie Mays makes the Catch

December 12 – Five Cool Things and Willie Mays makes the Catch

    December 12, 1941 – Future Hall of Famer Arky Vaughan is traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Bucs receive four players in return, catcher “Hot Potato” Hamlin, Pete Coscarart, Babe Phelps and Jimmy Wasdell. Shifted to third base by the Dodgers, Vaughan had an off year in 1942, batting just .277, to finish under .300…

Whitey Herzog’s All-time AL Team

Whitey Herzog’s All-time AL Team

    Whitey Herzog’s All-time AL Team Whitey Herzog played eight seasons in the American League with the Senators, Athletics, Yankees, Orioles and Tigers from 1956-63. He gained much greater notoriety as a manger. He is the winningest manager in Royals history, guiding the team to a 410-304 (.574) record in five seasons from 1975-79….