by David Krell | Nov 5, 2016 | David Krell
1963 was the Year of the Rookie, offering standout players from hitting masters to ace pitchers. Pete Rose débuted in ’63 with the Cincinnati Reds. Nicknamed “Charlie Hustle” for his aggressive style of play, Rose compiled a record indicating...
by David Krell | Oct 29, 2016 | David Krell
Without James Raleigh “Biz” Mackey, there would be no Roy Campanella. A three-time National League MVP and an eight-time National League All-Star, Campanella played for the Baltimore Elite Giants when Mackey managed the team. Campanella was 15 years old,...
by David Krell | Feb 20, 2015 | David Krell
Jimmy Smits was a cornerstone on prime time television in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. In the 1980s, Smits played Victor Sifuentes on L.A. Law, working in the Public Defender’s office before Michael Kuzak recruits him to the private sector, specifically, the law...
by David Krell | May 21, 2013 | David Krell
Baseball is a beautiful game, largely because it has no clock determining its end. An NFL team has 45 seconds to execute an offensive play. An NBA team, 24 seconds. But baseball has no time limit. The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training illustrated this point with...
by David Krell | Jun 23, 2012 | David Krell
Jim Bouton peeled back the veneer protecting Major League Baseball in his 1970 exposé, Ball Four. It reads like a friend sharing secrets with you over a couple of beers at a baseball game. Bouton, a quasi-phenom pitcher in the early 1960s with the New York Yankees, he...
