by David Krell | Oct 25, 2016 | David Krell
When President George Walker Bush threw out the first pitch at that most hallowed of baseball cathedrals—Yankee Stadium—on October 30, 2001, the eyes of the world focused on him. The setting was Game 3 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and the Arizona...
by David Krell | Jun 2, 2013 | David Krell
This weekend, America lost a television treasure. Jean Stapleton. In the 1970s, television audiences empathized Stapleton’s alter ego, Edith Bunker, on All in the Family. Edith was optimistic, sunny, and kind to balance Archie Bunker’s grouchiness. But...
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...