Connie Mack responds to John McGraw’s claim that the Athletics are in debt and not turning a profit McGraw is challenged by Mack to produce proof John McGraw was always the cantankerous sort. Whether it was spiking a middle infielder as a player or savaging an umpire as manager, the man never shied away fromContinue reading “MACK ANSWERS McGRAW”
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1988 FLEER BASEBALL – WAX PACK #1
A baseball nerd’s simple pleasure – 36 wax packs in 36 days I have driven by this antiquated strip mall on numerous occasions. Discount retailers, a bank, a dry cleaner, a nail salon, Chinese take-out. It’s quite literally, Any Town USA. Nothing ever stood out. This particular morning, while performing the mundane task of runningContinue reading “1988 FLEER BASEBALL – WAX PACK #1”
BABE RUTH AND THE PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
Two games at two ballparks in two separate uniforms. The Bambino’s frenetic day across North Philadelphia nearly 98 years ago PHILADELPHIA, September 4, 1923 – A black sedan idled by the players’ entrance to Shibe Park. The driver patiently waited for the game between the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Athletics to end in aContinue reading “BABE RUTH AND THE PENNIES FROM HEAVEN”
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