Hall Of Very Good HOF Chat/Discussion Tonight!
For those of you that crave to let your voice be heard on the topic of who should be the next men enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010 this is a MUST attend event! Below you will find an event reminder to The Hall of Very Good’s Live Chat Tonight at 9pm […]
Who Really Created And Made Baseball “America’s Game”
If someone asked you who was the founder of the game of baseball? Well, if you are not a baseball historian or purist, you may just say Abner Doubleday. After all, the field at the Baseball Hall of Fame, Doubleday Field, is named after him. But the new book, “Live All You Can: Alexander Joy […]
Putting A Finger On A Problem
A guest article by Charles S. Farrell from the DRSEA Informer Volume II, Issue 17: A Publication For Your Reading Enjoyment Major League Baseball finds itself between a rock and a hard place as it tries to address the problem of age and identity falsification among prospects in the Dominican Republic. At the same time, […]
Great Moments in All-Star Game History: Part 3 (1990-2008)
Over the last two decades, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game has transformed from being simply a game to being a multi-day extravaganza where the game itself is simply one component. For that reason, the game has at times seemed to be anti-climatic, but has still produced some great memories. After the National League dominated […]
Great Moments in All-Star Game History: Part 2 (1960-1989)
After becoming an American tradition following its inception in 1933, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game evolved into the “Midsummer Classic” through some memorable moments in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. The exhibition eventually moved beyond being just a game to include a home run contest and many other activities that gave fans the opportunity […]
Great Moments in All-Star Game History: Part 1, 1933-1959
Since its inception in 1933, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game has provided fans an annual opportunity to see most of the great stars of the game on the same field. While the game is an exhibition and has withstood periods of indifference by some players, management and fans, it remains a special mid-season moment. […]
Interleague Play Q&A
Back on December 8, 2008 I posted a 10 question interview session that I conducted with 6 other baseball bloggers about their thoughts concerning Interleague play. With the first Interleague series of the year going this weekend I thought it would be a good time to post this link to it for your amusement! Enjoy! […]
Test Your Baseball Team Knowledge
The average baseball fan can name 23 of baseball’s 30 teams in a three minute span. If you are wondering how well you might fare, go to this link: http://www.jetpunk.com/quizzes/name-major-league-teams.php, and take the quiz. Takers of this quiz will be asked to type as many teams in as they can in a three minute span […]
The History of Advertising in Major League Baseball
Image via Wikipedia When MLB picks their players for their nation-wide advertisements, they try to get those who are from the largest markets. In all likelihood, if a player in Kansas City is producing on the field exactly as much as a player from New York, the player from the Big Apple will have the […]
The History of Advertising in Major League Baseball
Image via Wikipedia Part 1 of 2 Companies have been using their own workers to advertise their product, even if they are not celebrities, for some time now. A much publicized Tylenol advertisement came out just a few years ago in which Tylenol used their own workers to sell the product. This technique is also […]
The History of African Americans in Baseball Part 4
Image via Wikipedia Since that high point in the 1970s, the percentage of African Americans has steadily dropped over the past three decades to just over eight percent in 2008. Many cite the decrease of African Americans in the game as having something to do with the fact that MLB was not doing what they […]
The History of African Americans in Baseball Part 3
Image via Wikipedia Sometimes forgotten in the hype for Robinson was the man to break the color barrier in the American League with the Cleveland Indians, Larry Doby. This fact was even more surprising especially considering the fact that Doby entered during the same season as Robinson, just a couple of months later. This did […]
The History of African Americans in Baseball Part 2
Image via Wikipedia Part 2 of 4 Although it was not well documented, black women even had their time in professional baseball as well when the male major leagues were in turmoil over labor agreements. While they were not accepted into the women’s baseball leagues which is now well known (thanks to the film A […]
The History of African Americans in Baseball
Image via Wikipedia Part 1 of 4 Even before the breaking of the color line, African Americans made baseball part of their lives by establishing very successful leagues of their own, known as the Negro Leagues. Barely anything is made of these leagues today, but obviously there was enough interest in baseball from African Americans […]
