“The charm of the work of the Baltimores is that every man is alive and thoroughly in earnest, playing ball for all he is worth all the time. It is a very hard club to beat, and it is the …...
https://thebaseballbloggess.com/2018/05/06/the-1896-orioles-opossum/
On July 17, I wrote you a poem. I hadn’t written poetry since, oh, since Junior High. It wasn’t very good poetry, but the words rhymed, so I’m not sure why you expected anything better out ...
https://thebaseballbloggess.com/2017/08/06/the-dangers-of-poetry/
The Baltimore Orioles had a four-game win streak through Sunday. They lost today, 6-4, to the Minnesota Twins. A new win streak starts tomorrow. In the meantime, here’s a kid eating cotton can...
https://thebaseballbloggess.com/2014/09/01/cotton-candy-the-win-streak-ends/
“Oh, to be 22 and a Dodger.” ~ Vin Scully (Describing Dodger Rookie Yasiel Puig after a magnificent throw from right to get the runner at home and end the inning. August 31, 2013. You can see...
A lot of people complain that baseball is long, slow, and boring. They are wrong on all counts. Baseball isn’t really very long at all … a game takes something like three hours. (In fact, NFL...
“The two most important things in life are good friends and a strong bullpen.” ~ Bob Lemon (Cleveland Indians Pitcher, 1941-1958. Manager of the Royals, White Sox, & Yankees.) What’s the di...
https://thebaseballbloggess.com/2013/08/13/in-praise-of-the-bullpen/
I’ve never been to Wrigley Field. It must be pretty nice, what with the ivy and all. Built in 1914, it has been the home of the Chicago Cubs for 99 years. Only Boston’s Fenway (1912) is o...
The game is full of subtlety, Of science and of art, Where mind and brain Beneath the strain Must carry out their part. But when it comes to climax stuff Beyond the final scoff, Give me the bl...
https://thebaseballbloggess.com/2013/03/09/spring-training-shreveport/