by David Krell | Feb 8, 2017 | David Krell
Famed for its portrayal in Jim Bouton’s tell-all book Ball Four, the Seattle Pilots lasted one season—1969. While the Mets inched toward an improbable World Series victory against the Baltimore Orioles, the Pilots went 64-98. After the ’69 season,...
by David Krell | Jan 13, 2017 | David Krell
In a city resting on a foundation of glamour, Don Sutton provided a terrific contrast. With a workmanlike manner, Sutton reigned over the pitcher’s mound with consistency complemented by endurance. No ego. No nickname. No razzle-dazzle. Sutton began his...
by David Krell | Jan 4, 2017 | David Krell
Roy Campanella was born in the same year as the team for which he played before signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization. The Elite Giants débuted in 1921 in Nashville, where it stayed for a decade and a half before moving to Washington, D.C. After spending...
by David Krell | Dec 23, 2016 | David Krell
Like the man whose life it honored, Babe Ruth’s funeral was gigantic. “The Babe is no longer breathing, but the fans will always talk about him,” wrote Hy Hurwitz in the Boston Globe upon the Babe’s passing in 1948. “Talk about him...
by David Krell | Dec 17, 2016 | David Krell
A murder-suicide in a Pittsburgh hotel on Valentine’s Day in 1894 firmly occupies a place on the roster of baseball’s tragedies. It was the fatal result of a love affair between a major league pitcher and a baseball mogul’s wife. Edgar McNabb...
