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Lest We Forget: Rickey Henderson

December 25, 2024

Still shocked that Rickey Henderson passed away at the age of 65, just a few days before his Christmas birthday. I always feel an extra pang of regret when someone younger than me dies. Henderson, was what many might call a colorful character. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009, accumulating 3,055 […]

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The Greatest Baseball Photographers of All Time

May 12, 2020

A column contributed by Ryan Tyler When it comes to the greatest baseball photos, our attention is often focused on what’s in the image. We tend to scrutinize every detail, like who’s pitching, who’s batting, who’s running after the ball, the emotions of the players, the audience, and so forth. But when you look at […]

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Tagged as: baseball photography, Brad Mangin, Charles M. Conlon, Hy Peskin, Joe DiMaggio

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Detective Story

December 4, 2017

No, not the 1951 feature film starring Kirk Douglas, William Bendix, and Eleanor Parker… Recently I posted about a scene from The FBI Story, a 1959 flick starring that thespian baseball standout Jimmy Stewart, which depicted a banner headline from the Washington Post announcing a Babe Ruth Home run. Jim Meier, the retired librarian for The […]

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Guest column: Parity & The End Of Baseball Dynasties

May 13, 2016

Editor’s note: It’s always great to be able to provide a guest column. This one comes from Thomas Danielson, a freelance writer who has loved baseball ever since he went to his first live game at Fenway Park. It’s especially timely given the previous entry on the Bookshelf.  * * * * * In 2004, […]

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Tagged as: Baseball dynasties, Buster Olney, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, World Series

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