It is not readily apparent the connection between baseball cards and photography. Most collectors are accumulating baseball cards not for...

Walter Perry Johnson – A look back at Baseball’s Hall of Famers. Walter Johnson is part of the “First Five” inaugural members of the...

Mathewson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of the “First Five” for the class of 1936. Mathewson's baseball career is...

Before the Mariners were enfranchised into Major League Baseball, there were the Seattle Pilots. During the 1969 expansion, the Pilots...

In the February 27, 1939 issue of Time Magazine this quote can be found, “…there is no proof that Cooperstown, N.Y. was the birthplace of...

The curveball is probably one of the earliest pitches a ballplayer learns growing up. The pitch can leave a lot of hitters looking...

In baseball since 1876, the first year of the National League, there have been almost 20,000 Major League ballplayers. Hall of Famers,...

The 1968 Major League baseball season probably will be forever known as “The year of the pitcher.” Quite a few factors went into making...

Rain on April 1, 1931, postponed an exhibition game in Chattanooga, Tennessee between the barnstorming New York Yankees and the minor...

Take Me Out To The Ballgame We all know the song. Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd; Buy me some peanuts and...

Sometime in 1903, Benjamin and Mary Purnell co-founded the communal religious society called The Israelite House of David in Benton...

Baseball Black Ink indicates the boldface type for the statistical category that a player is leading the league in. This was first...

Growing up in the south as a young boy, I was a New York Yankee fan for the simple fact my two older brothers were. During this time the...

Ballplayer nicknames throughout the history of baseball are just as colorful as the players themselves. For the “Penguin” Ron Cey to the...

Baseball fans can attest a home run at a particular time is one of baseball’s most exciting moments. What kid in times past didn’t dream...

The Canadian rock band Rush started out in Toronto in the late 60s by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart. With numerous Gold and...

The nickname “Murderers’ Row” was most commonly used for the 1920s teams of the New York Yankees and specifically the 1927 Yankees. But...

Growing up, my family watched a lot of sports from football to golf and in those days, tennis and boxing were a huge part of it. My...

Walt Whitman, probably the most noted poet in American history was called by Ezra Pound as “America’s poet… He is America.” And Mary...

Around this time of year, I watch a lot of baseball movies in anticipation of the upcoming season. Some of my favorites are 42, Trouble...