by David Krell | Mar 11, 2017 | David Krell
Until 1953, New Englanders split their major league loyalties between two teams—the Braves and the Red Sox. With a Beantown pedigree predating the National League’s formation in 1876, the former trekked to the land of beer and bratwurst—Milwaukee—while the...
by David Krell | Nov 21, 2016 | David Krell
As Corporal—later Sergeant—Maxwell Q. Klinger on M*A*S*H, Jamie Farr brought laughter to millions and fame to the Toledo Mud Hens as he incorporated his hometown of Toledo, Ohio into the Klinger character. On his web site www.jamiefarr.com, Farr explains the nexus...
by David Krell | Nov 20, 2016 | David Krell
Though not technically the first black player in the major leagues—that distinction belongs to Moses Fleetwood Walker of the American Association’s Toledo Blue Stockings in 1884—Jackie Robinson destroyed the unspoken yet visible barrier constructed in the late...
by David Krell | Nov 13, 2016 | David Krell
In the 2013 movie 42, T.R. Knight plays Harold Parrott, the publicity chief for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Parrott, a former sports writer, was well suited for the task of handling his former brethren from the press box. He knew their pressures, their deadlines, and...
by David Krell | Apr 9, 2013 | David Krell
42: The Jackie Robinson Story opens in theatres on Friday, April 12th. The date is appropriate — nearly 66 years to the day when Jackie Robinson made his official debut in Major League Baseball on April 15, 1947. He played, of course, for the Brooklyn...
