by David Krell | Mar 10, 2017 | David Krell
One was pugnacious. The other, almost regal. When John Joseph McGraw took the field, he embraced baseball games as bouts, thus earning his nicknames Mugsy and Little Napoleon. When Cornelius McGillicuddy managed the Philadelphia Athletics, he wore a suit rather than...
by David Krell | Mar 8, 2017 | David Krell
Cleveland’s baseball curriculum vitae has many bright points. Examples include Bob Feller hurling three no-hitters, Larry Doby breaking the color line in the American League, and Quincy Trouppe leading the Buckeyes to a Negro League World Series championship in...
by David Krell | Mar 4, 2017 | David Krell
There are coaches and managers who approach baseball with a Lombardi-like focus on winning without the trademark Lombardi philosophy of striving to obtain psychological, emotional, and physical fulfillment through 100% effort. Their desire to win is pure. Their...
by David Krell | Mar 2, 2017 | David Krell
Sandy Koufax had a left arm envied by southpaws from Malibu to Miami, a curveball rivaling Mulholland Drive’s bends for arc intensity, and a fastball comparable to a bullet shot from a Winchester. None of these assets were on display, however, during Game 1 of...
by David Krell | Feb 26, 2017 | David Krell
Vic Willis, he of the assonant moniker, hurled with the intensity of a Nor’easter whipping across the Charles River. Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995, Willis compiled a career 249-205 win-loss record, achieved a 2.63 Earned Run Average, and...
