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Throwback Thursday (aka, links dump)

October 1, 2015

Since I posted the first of these on a Thursday, which is known on social media as a time of reflection, I thought to make it a regular thing under this rubric. These are kind of fun; it’s like a box of chocolates — you never know what you’re gonna get. (Actually, I never understood […]

Tagged as: baseball and politics, Baseball Cards, Baseball Propsectus, Bill Veeck, Brooklyn Dodgers, Carl Mays, Chad Harbach, Detroit Tigers, Ebbets Field, Jim Abbot, Josh Lewin, Molly Lawless, Paul Dickson, Ray Chapman, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, The Art of Fielding, Tim Wendell

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On this day…

March 4, 2008

in 1912, Charles Ebbets breaks ground for his team’s new ballpark in the Pigtown section of Brooklyn. The Dodgers new home will be named for its owner after a reporter at the ceremony suggests the idea to Charley. (Thanks to Nationalpastime.com.) The Amazon Report: Hit Sign, Win Suit: An Irishman’s Tribute to Ebbets Field Greatest […]

Tagged as: Charles Ebbets, Ebbets Field

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