by David Krell | Feb 22, 2017 | David Krell
Among its symbols, Spokane boasts The Historic Davenport Hotel, the Bing Crosby Theatre, and the Monroe Street Bridge. They are, to be sure, propellants of the city’s physical, cultural, and architectural landscapes. Baseball contributes an equally significant...
by David Krell | Jan 29, 2017 | David Krell
When Daniel Joseph Staub signed a major league contract, he fell under the “bonus baby” nomenclature. Nicknamed “Rusty” by a nurse upon his birth on April 1, 1944, Staub became so known. In a 1967 article for Sports Illustrated, Gary Ronberg...
by David Krell | Jan 19, 2017 | David Krell
Joe DiMaggio once declared, “I’d like to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee.” When the Yankee Clipper stepped into the batter’s box, denizens of the Bronx felt the same way. In May 1941, Americans watched the premiere of Orson...
by David Krell | Jul 2, 2012 | David Krell
Wrigley Field is a baseball landmark. It thrives in nostalgia, our baseball memories contributing to its increasingly rich history. Not that Wrigley Field, “the ivy-covered burial ground” as described eloquently yet mournfully in Steve Goodman’s song A Dying Cubs...
