Recently received a copy of On This Day in Baseball History: a Day-By-Day Account of Baseball’s Most Indelible Moments, by something called the “Baseball Time Machine.” This gave me an idea for some more content for the blog. (Years ago I used to do “Happy Birthday” entries for players with books by or about them. […]
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♦ James Bailey posted this review of Baseball Prospectus’ Extra Innings: More Baseball Between the Numbers from the Team at Baseball Prospectus. Upshot: “Overall, this is a satisfying and thought-stoking release, with much of it coming from a different angle than you might be accustomed to given the heavy dependence in most sabermetric resources on […]
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From the Baseball Hall of Fame: Killebrew Family, Hall of Fame and the Twins Announce Funeral and Memorial Plans The Killebrew Family, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, and the Minnesota Twins have announced plans for the memorial services and burial of the late Twins legend and 1984 Hall of Fame inductee Harmon […]
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Killebrew passed away this morning. The Hall of Fame released the following statement: Harmon Killebrew Remembrances, From Family to Hall of Famers “It is with profound sadness that we share with you that our beloved Harmon passed away this morning. He died peacefully surrounded by Nita and our family. He will be missed more than anyone can imagine […]
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Say a prayer for Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew. Just received this statement via the Baseball Hall of Fame: “It is with profound sadness that I share with you that my continued battle with esophageal cancer is coming to an end. With the continued love and support of my wife, Nita, I have exhausted all […]
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A while back I posted an entry about who should be credited with creating the famous MLB logo from ESPN’s Uniwatch blog. Seems the issue just won’t go away. Now we’re trying to figure out who the “model” was. Considered opinion says it’s Harmon Killebrew, but … [O]nce you start looking, it turns out the […]
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