The Hall of Fame Case for Bill Buckner

by | Oct 27, 2016 | David Krell

“Little roller up along first.  Behind the bag!  It gets through Buckner!  Here comes Knight and the Mets win it!” Vin Scully’s broadcast of Mookie Wilson’s 10th inning ground ball in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series sends chills through the...

Brooklyn Baseball

by | May 13, 2015 | David Krell

In the summer of 2007, HBO aired The Ghosts of Flatbush, a documentary about one baseball’s most beloved teams.  The Brooklyn Dodgers.  This two-part documentary drilled into the passion, celebrity, and heartbreak surrounding the team that gave the borough an...

Three Men On a Base

by | Aug 7, 2013 | David Krell

When Charles Ebbets died in 1925, Ebbets Field remained as an emblem of his dedication to bring high-quality baseball to Brooklyn.  The play on the field, less so. Hitting a one-in-a-million line drive to a second baseman that fuels an unassisted triple play in the...

Even Willie Mays Had Slumps

by | May 25, 2012 | David Krell

Ask any baseball fan to name the best player of all time and you may be in for a discussion that probably could not be confined by the time limits of a cross-country trip. By train. On any fan’s short list, Willie Mays must reside. His was a Hall of Fame career of...