by David Krell | Jun 22, 2012 | David Krell
In Brooklyn, Charles Ebbets and his bosses suffered a crater in the bottom line because the Players’ League siphoned from the Brooklyn fan base for its Brooklyn team – the Wonders. Byrne merged operations with the Wonders. The new incarnation acquired a nickname based...
by David Krell | Jun 21, 2012 | David Krell
Professional baseball for Brooklyn began about 125 miles south in a doubleheader against the ISBA’s Wilmington, Delaware team on May 1, 1883. The teams split the games. Wilmington won the first game 9-6, Brooklyn won the second game 8-2. On May 9th, Brooklyn played...
by David Krell | Jun 20, 2012 | David Krell
As baseball crawled toward its first wobbly steps of formal organization in the mid-19th century, Brooklyn embraced the game through several amateur teams, including Atlantics, Excelsiors, Putnams, Eckfords. The Atlantics played in the National Association of Baseball...
by David Krell | Jun 14, 2012 | David Krell
The legend of Betsy Ross. The raising of the American flag on Iwo Jima. The Pledge of Allegiance. American icons, all. And worth honoring. Especially today. Flag Day. On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress declared June 14th to be a day honoring the...
by David Krell | May 11, 2012 | David Krell
Don’t cheer for Mesa Preparatory Academy in Phoenix. It just won the Arizona Charter Athletic Association’s baseball championship game by forfeit. The team wanted to compete rather than win a forfeited game. And don’t cheer for Our Lady of Sorrows, the opponent school...
