by David Krell | May 11, 2017 | David Krell
The baseball traveled on its parabolic destiny, rising through the mid-October night and dropping a few dozen feet in front of the Manufacturers Hanover Super Checking billboard at 11:43 p.m. Eastern. It was a moment of exhilaration, followed nanoseconds later by...
by David Krell | Feb 23, 2017 | David Krell
Baseball, unlike other sports, has no boundary of time. On June 24, 1962, the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers issued a reminder at Tiger Stadium. It took 22 innings, seven hours; an epic test of endurance inched the players toward completing the contest,...
by David Krell | Feb 18, 2017 | David Krell
Football, a brutal sport symbolizing man’s primal quest to conquer territory, offers humor as compelling as the viciousness of Dick Butkus, the grace of Lynn Swann, and the agility of Walter Payton. Necessary Roughness exemplifies the underdog theme, a common...
by David Krell | Jan 17, 2017 | David Krell
On May 25, 1951, Willie Mays played in his first major league game. 19 years and 50 weeks later, Mays returned to the city that embraced his early career. Entering the major leagues with the New York Giants under the managerial reign of Leo Durocher, Mays became a...
by David Krell | Dec 26, 2016 | David Krell
Not since 1957, when the Dodgers and the Giants vacated Brooklyn and Manhattan, respectively, had baseball in New York City suffered an emotional blow equivalent to the impact on June 15, 1977, when the New York Mets committed an unpardonable sin in the eyes of the...
