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Friday, July 30, 2010

40. Frankie Zak, my favorite player

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Recently, I was reminded of the ballplayer whose story, more than anyone else, got me into researching obscure players an...
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

39. Old Hoss Radbourn - The Man Who Won 59 Games

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I remember watching the All-Star Game in 2002 with my old buddy Charlie Vascellaro and the game goes into extra innings... really good game,...
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Saturday, July 10, 2010

37. Judy Johnson

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Teammates, opponents, sportswriters and fans all agreed on one thing, Judy Johnson was the smartest third baseman ever to grace a diamond. J...
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Monday, July 5, 2010

35. Sammy T. Hughes

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The only problem with the Baseball Hall of Fame is that Sammy T. Hughes ain’t in it yet. During the 1930’s and 40’s Hughes was the best seco...
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Thursday, June 10, 2010

32. Bump Baily

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Like many baseball fans, I was fascinated by the 1984 movie "The Natural" when it came out. The story was pretty mediocre and in f...
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Anatomy of a card

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From time to time I have had people commission me to make cards for their relatives who played ball but never had a baseball card of their o...
Wednesday, May 19, 2010

29. Eddie Cicotte

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This card is the first in a series I will be doing on the Eight Men Out, the players who were banned from organized baseball after being acc...
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

28. Willard Brown

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Back in 1947 as Jackie Robinson was breaking the color line in the National League, Willard Brown and Hank Thompson, two heavy weight negro ...
Monday, April 26, 2010

26. "Turkey" Stearnes

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Unlike today, baseball didn't stop after the World Series. As soon as the season ended, the most talented professional ballplayers follo...
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Sunday, April 11, 2010

24. Billy Martin

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Anyone who knows me will tell you that I hate the Yankees. In fact I am a third generation Yankee hater. That out of the way, you might be w...