by David Krell | Mar 12, 2018 | David Krell
Like an avid mystery reader frustrated after finding the last two pages identifying the killer ripped out of a 600-page novel, so were the fans at Braves Field on May 1, 1920. There would be no closure for a game that went nearly triple the standard nine-inning...
by David Krell | Apr 26, 2017 | David Krell
What if the Dodgers had stayed in Brooklyn? Further, what if migration in the modern era had never taken place, thereby forcing expansion in Kansas City, San Francisco, and other MLB cities. My paradigm assumes the following: Tampa, Toronto, Arizona, and Montreal do...
by David Krell | Apr 14, 2017 | David Krell
It is the birthplace of The Star-Spangled Banner, the resting place of Edgar Allen Poe, and the place where a stadium constructed during the nostalgia-soaked 1980s defines the paradigm for retro ballparks. Baltimore. Petco Park, PNC Park, and several others, indeed,...
by David Krell | Apr 10, 2017 | David Krell
As America recovered from its Bicentennial hangover, Hank Aaron clubbed a home run in the Brewers-Angels game on July 20, 1976. It was not, in any way, a cause for ceremony. It was, however, highly significant. Aaron’s solo smash off the Angels’ Dick...
by David Krell | Mar 29, 2017 | David Krell
During the summer of 1974, excitement charged the air. We watched with wonder when Philippe Petit walked on a wire between the Twin Towers, with dismay when President Nixon resigned because of the Watergate scandal, and with awe when the Universal Product Code...
