Mike Schmidt remembers how it was when he was chosen in 1971. The Philadelphia Phillies took him in the second round as a shortstop out of Ohio University. The player chosen directly ahead of him? A high school shortstop in California named George Brett. Schmidt and Brett both made the Hall of Fame as third…
HARDBALL PODCASTEpisode 20HOFer Jim Palmer An amazing story before he ever appeared in his first game in an Oriole uniform. Adopted at 2 days old..and another life changing event at 9..and a car accident at 17 that almost derailed his career before it ever really got started…Jim knows how both fortunate and lucky he…
On a June 20, 2001 interview at Jamestown NY, Brooklyn Dodger great Carl Erskine talks about the New York Giants stealing the signs and Bobby Thomson’s Home Run.
Carl Furillo plays the carom at Ebbets Field [jetpack_subscription_form title=”Join the Community” subscribe_text=”We bring you cool stories about the game, players, ballparks and the people that shaped the game!” subscribe_button=”Join us!” show_subscribers_total=”1″] Subscribe to our Podcast The Daily Rewind on Apples Podcast | Spotify | Google | Stitcher And connect with us wherever else you…
Bill Dickey talks about how he became a Yankee, Miller Huggins, how he talked him into using Earle Combs bat. The first in a long line of outstanding catchers in New York Yankees history, Bill Dickey likely would be better-remembered today had he not been replaced almost immediately by Yogi Berra after he retired at…
April 6 2020 – Hall of Famer Al Kaline, who was signed by the Detroit Tigers out of high school, went straight to the majors, and collected 3000 hits during his lifelong association with the team, passes away in Bloomfield, Michigan at age 85. Nicknamed “Mr. Tiger”, he played 22 seasons for the Detroit Tigers…
I have been a fan and a player of Strat-o-Matic for 30+ years and I am excited they are going to provide the fans with some needed stress relief from the world’s events as the simulate the 2020 Season Day by Day. I am going to Podcast about this and bring you the daily updates….
The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League baseball team, active primarily in the National League (founded 1876) from 1884 until 1957, after which the club moved to Los Angeles, California, where it continues its history as the Los Angeles Dodgers. The team moved west at the same time as its longtime rivals, the New York…
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