by David Krell | Mar 16, 2017 | David Krell
When James Oglethorpe led the settling of Savannah, Georgia in 1733, he used a geometric shape for the layout—squares. Robert Johnson has the distinction of the first square being named after him; Johnson—South Carolina’s colonial governor—and Oglethorpe were...
by David Krell | Mar 10, 2017 | David Krell
One was pugnacious. The other, almost regal. When John Joseph McGraw took the field, he embraced baseball games as bouts, thus earning his nicknames Mugsy and Little Napoleon. When Cornelius McGillicuddy managed the Philadelphia Athletics, he wore a suit rather than...
by David Krell | Jan 6, 2017 | David Krell
One was a lanky outfielder whose presence in the batter’s box automatically elicited cheers from the Fenway Faithful. The other, a mainstay in pinstripes, compiling legendary statistics while riddled by injuries throughout his career. Ted Williams. Mickey...
by David Krell | Dec 14, 2016 | David Krell
A prime time powerhouse on the roster of Reagan Era television programs, Magnum, p.i. invokes images of Aloha shirts, a red Ferrari, and a Detroit Tigers baseball cap worn by the title character, played by Tom Selleck “with a shaggy charm that manages to cut...
by David Krell | Dec 12, 2016 | David Krell
When John Fogerty débuted his 1985 hit song Centerfield, he reminded people of the joy inherent in baseball—the video produced for this musical, lyrical, and nostalgic homage to baseball depicts a collage of footage featuring baseball legends, including Hank Aaron,...
