by David Krell | Jan 1, 2017 | David Krell
On August 19, 1951, Eddie Gaedel strode to home plate in a St. Louis Browns uniform adorned with the fraction 1/8 rather than a whole number, signifying his physical stature similar to that of the folks who set Dorothy on the Yellow Brick Road. Gaedel’s cup of...
by David Krell | May 15, 2013 | David Krell
Coal. Logging. Natural gas. West Virginia is more than a state rich with natural resources. It is, in fact, a minor league baseball treasure. Charleston, the state capital, began its professional baseball résumé in 1910 with the Statesmen, a Class D team in the...
by David Krell | Mar 13, 2013 | David Krell
Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass created animation legacies. A Canadian studio, Rankin-Bass entered the American market in 1961 with versions of two classic stories in first-run syndication. First-run syndication is television programming that initially broadcasts a...