Ernie Banks
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This week catchers and pitchers report to Spring Training. The long, dark days of winter are coming to an end. For baseball fans, Spring Training means hope and possibility. Here are some of my favorite quotes about Spring Training. Spring training means flowers, people coming outdoors, sunshine, optimism and baseball. Spring training is a time Read more
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On July 4th, 1905, in the afternoon game of a doubleheader, Philadelphia’s Rube Waddell bests Cy Young in a 20-inning marathon as the Athletics down Boston 4-2. A’s catcher Ossee Schreckengost worked 28 innings that day, a Major League record. The Baseball season is too long. It is in all sports these days. I went to the season opener in Oakland Read more
