by David Krell | Apr 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
Monmouth County, located somewhat equidistantly between Hoboken and Atlantic City, boasts land of high significance to baseball and America. Once the spring training home of Brooklyn’s major league squad around the turn of the 20th century, nearly four decades...
by David Krell | Mar 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
Wee Willie Keeler, a diminutive Baltimore Orioles right fielder measuring 5’4″ and 140 pounds, declared of his success, “Keep your eye on the ball and hit ’em where they ain’t!” In 1897, he did it 239 times for a .424 batting...
by David Krell | Jun 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
Topic: The most important person in Dodgers history. Discuss. This could take awhile, if at least one participant bleeds Dodger Blue. Jackie Robinson comes to mind, of course. His courage opened the door for integration to revolutionize baseball. Branch Rickey...
by David Krell | Jul 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
“We got the Porsche! We got the Porsche!” I heard these words of celebration ringing on a spring night in 1986. I was not quite 19 years old, a somewhat shy pledge at Tau Epsilon Phi, Tau Beta chapter at the University of Maryland, College Park. With a dream to...
by David Krell | Jun 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
In Brooklyn, Charles Ebbets and his bosses suffered a crater in the bottom line because the Players’ League siphoned from the Brooklyn fan base for its Brooklyn team – the Wonders. Byrne merged operations with the Wonders. The new incarnation acquired a nickname based...
