by David Krell | May 22, 2013 | David Krell
What is your favorite baseball nickname? The Say Hey Kid for Willie Mays? The Yankee Clipper for Joe DiMaggio? Mr. Cub for Ernie Banks? Tom Terrific for Tom Seaver? ESPN sportscaster Chris Berman christened a tongue-in-cheek nickname for Bert Blyleven with a play...
by David Krell | Jun 30, 2012 | David Krell
The title and topic of the proposed presentation may catch the attention of the conference producers, but the writing is where the rubber meets the road. The New York Mets 50th Anniversary Conference required submissions of papers rather than abstracts or summaries....
by David Krell | Jun 29, 2012 | David Krell
A year ago, I had an idea for a book about the Brooklyn Dodgers. The book is currently titled Blue Magic: The Brooklyn Dodgers, Ebbets Field, and the Battle for Baseball’s Soul. Write a book proposal? Check. Get a literary agent? Check. Research the Brooklyn Dodgers...
by David Krell | Jun 12, 2012 | David Krell
Today, we celebrate the birthday of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Opened on June 12, 1939 in Cooperstown, New York, the Baseball Hall of Fame is a time tunnel that journeys its visitors through a cornerstone of American history. More than a mere...
by David Krell | Jun 10, 2012 | David Krell
Yesterday, I played my first game of Strat-O-Matic Baseball since the days when Sergeant Phil Esterhaus urged the denizens of Hill Street Station to be careful out there, President Ronald Reagan encouraged the nation to stay the course for the economic recovery, and...
