by David Krell | Oct 31, 2016 | David Krell
Just a few days before the 1920 World Series between the Brooklyn Robins (also known as the Dodgers) and the Cleveland Indians began, Eddie Cicotte and Shoeless Joe Jackson turned rumors to fact about gamblers reaching their tentacles into the clubhouse to choke the...
by David Krell | Oct 30, 2016 | David Krell
When Ralph Houk took over the manager job for the New York Yankees, he had big shoes to fill. Casey Stengel’s shoes. Houk guided the Yankees from 1961 to 1973, then took the helm of the Detroit Tigers from 1974 to 1978. He finished his managerial career with...
by David Krell | Jun 25, 2013 | David Krell
Ebbets Field debuted right before the beginning of World War I. Groundbreaking for its time, Ebbets Field joined Detroit’s Tiger Stadium, Cincinnati’s Crosley Field, Boston’s Fenway Park, and Chicago’s Wrigley Field during this period as monuments to baseball with...
by David Krell | May 14, 2013 | David Krell
Sparky Anderson is a Cincinnati legend. He managed the Cincinnati Reds — the Big Red Machine — in the 1970s and delivered two World Series championships, four National League championships, and five National League East championships to Queen City. And...
