by David Krell | Feb 1, 2017 | David Krell
Washington, D.C. is a city often laced with discord, evidence by the combative nature of politics. Baseball, too, is combative, but rarely on the level witnessed on September 30, 1971. In the last game of the second incarnation of the Washington Senators, a melee...
by David Krell | Dec 4, 2016 | David Krell
As described by German Prussian politician Otto von Bismarck, politics is the art of the possible. So is baseball. When the New York Mets defeated the Baltimore Orioles to win the 1969 World Series, possible elevated to miraculous. Once again, National League...
by David Krell | Apr 8, 2015 | David Krell
On May 14, 1998, Seinfeld ended its dominant run in prime time. We said goodbye to puffy shirts, Kramerica Industries, and Newman. We said goodbye to Uncle Leo, Festivus, and doing the opposite. We said goodbye to Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer. The final episode...
by David Krell | Jun 24, 2013 | David Krell
To be a Brooklyn Dodgers fan in the 1950s was to realize that Brooklyn is a heritage thing, rooted firmly in the cornerstone of family. Throughout the borough, several generations of a family lived in the same neighborhood. In some cases, they lived in the same...
