tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560239406011466513.comments2019-01-28T01:46:13.297-05:00Baseball Has Marked the TimeMyka Dillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250873157904131721noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560239406011466513.post-19679773458470254712019-01-28T01:46:13.297-05:002019-01-28T01:46:13.297-05:00Wonderful illustrated information. I thank you abo...Wonderful illustrated information. I thank you about that. No doubt it will be very useful for my future projects. Would like to see some other posts on the same subject! <a href="https://www.viperbats.com/" rel="nofollow">cheap maple bats</a>Jeff C. McAbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901239322298769993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560239406011466513.post-35163216785773988712018-11-17T01:27:47.876-05:002018-11-17T01:27:47.876-05:00Great post I would like to thank you for the effor...Great post I would like to thank you for the efforts you have made in writing this interesting and knowledgeable article. <a href="https://bestsportsgearhub.com/" rel="nofollow">bestsportsgearhub.com</a>Richard C. Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766504022599651016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560239406011466513.post-74269360090437721302014-02-20T19:27:06.464-05:002014-02-20T19:27:06.464-05:00Thank you Myka! I saw a commercial about someone w...Thank you Myka! I saw a commercial about someone who was in the major leagues 60 years before Jackie Robinson. It is sad that I am just hearing about Moses Fleetwood Walker!<br /><br />Trivia... Did you know that Jackie Robinson was not the only Black player who played with the Montreal Alouettes in 1946?MONTEL Life Lessonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13935837926494926267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560239406011466513.post-35125335523902920852011-05-31T15:01:45.894-04:002011-05-31T15:01:45.894-04:00Hooray! The main thing to keep the national pastim...Hooray! The main thing to keep the national pastime going, besides taking our kids to games, is teaching them how to play. I've sent all my kids to youth baseball camp or baseball training school, and they've loved it! It's created so much more appreciation for the game as both player and spectator.Clyde Cotterhttp://www.markcresse.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560239406011466513.post-27102175870952518402011-04-06T13:25:35.721-04:002011-04-06T13:25:35.721-04:00Very nice. As much as the game has changed, well,...Very nice. As much as the game has changed, well, it really hasn't. :)givejonadollarhttp://www.givejonadollar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560239406011466513.post-23311952700217486972010-09-16T14:32:14.484-04:002010-09-16T14:32:14.484-04:00It's an even better story for Dodger fans than...It's an even better story for Dodger fans than Cardinal fans, I think. Fans showed up with signs reading "WE'RE STILL IN THE LEAGUE." Ever so happy that my guys could do the Gas House Gang a favor!<br /><br />- David (www.brooklynballparks.com)David Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175462674878894752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560239406011466513.post-66441326705604906682010-07-31T19:47:46.078-04:002010-07-31T19:47:46.078-04:00They play on September 18 in Elkton, MD which happ...They play on September 18 in Elkton, MD which happens to be my birthday so I would love to get a group to go!Myka Dillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10250873157904131721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560239406011466513.post-85669520563892844622010-07-31T19:31:11.705-04:002010-07-31T19:31:11.705-04:00This sounds amazing. Let me know when they play ag...This sounds amazing. Let me know when they play again. I bet my family would love to attend one of these games.<br /><br />Great writeup. This kind of stuff is seriously interesting.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01884704243933912020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560239406011466513.post-77265504150012908052010-07-17T10:43:03.247-04:002010-07-17T10:43:03.247-04:00The first game ever played in major league basebal...The first game ever played in major league baseball was between the Cleveland Forest City and the Fort Wayne Kekiongas, on May 4, 1871. <br /><br />They played ball in Fort Wayne about a mile away from where, in the 1950s, Fred Zollner would later gather basketball team owners together to form what is today called the NBA. (His team, the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, later moved to Detroit and dropped the "Zollner" from their name. Zoller owned a foundry where pistons are manufactured for heavy equipment like railroad engines.)<br /><br />About two months into that first season, Bobby Matthews (who actually <i>pitched</i> for the Kekiongas) hit a ball out of the park. It hopped into an open freight car of a passing train where it presumably kept moving until the train reached its destination in upstate New York. <br /><br />The Kikiongas were enthusiastic and fairly good, but their financing was shaky, and they ended up getting sold halfway through the first season, and were moved to Brooklyn where they were initially known as the Superbas and later nicknamed the "Trolley Dodgers" by sports writers. They play in Los Angeles these days. <br /><br />Oh, and Coney Island? The one in Brooklyn is not an island at all. It's just shoreline.<br /><br />Coney just means rabbit, so I imagine there are a lot of islands called Coney Island, but the one in the Ohio River near Cincinnati really is an island, and it had a big amusement park until the 1960s, when most everything was relocated to a northern suburb of Cincinnati. <br /><br />That suburb was named King's Mills, and the new owners of the amusement park were the folks who owned the Queen's Dominion park, so they named the new park "King's Island". When I lived in Cincinnati in the late 1970s, they still used the bandstand at Old Coney for dances and concerts. I presume it's still there.<br /><br />But the amusement park in Brooklyn started calling itself Coney Island before the one in Cincinnati opened for business, so I don't know why the folks in Brooklyn called it an island.Dr. Harl Deloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17424071404764987713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560239406011466513.post-15512596977386956152010-07-02T08:56:53.147-04:002010-07-02T08:56:53.147-04:00Myka,
That is a wonderful article with informatio...Myka,<br /><br />That is a wonderful article with information about Marquard that I hadn't known before. He was the last surviving T206 baseball card player...anyways, I really like your writing and your unique "voice". <br /><br />MarkMark Ahrenshttp://www.booksonbaseball.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560239406011466513.post-64552900535083557972010-06-10T19:17:48.842-04:002010-06-10T19:17:48.842-04:00Thanks Graham, I really enjoyed what I've read...Thanks Graham, I really enjoyed what I've read of your blog I was excited to find it!Myka Dillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10250873157904131721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560239406011466513.post-637163562939274422010-06-10T11:47:09.441-04:002010-06-10T11:47:09.441-04:00Hey, thanks for the comment and the Twitter follow...Hey, thanks for the comment and the Twitter follow. I'm now following you too, and I'm going to add you to my blogroll.<br /><br />I like your post and its reference to old sports writing, which tends to be forgotten in the modern ESPN culture. I don't know if I would have made a good Dead Ball Era base runner either, as I live fairly cautiously too, though I think I'm a decent heads-up runner on the softball diamond.Graham Womackhttp://baseballpastandpresent.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560239406011466513.post-52774900049402476132010-06-05T21:27:50.309-04:002010-06-05T21:27:50.309-04:00Myka,
Once again, great thought-provoking post. ...Myka,<br /><br />Once again, great thought-provoking post. I would have to say that the lack of a good internal rudder has been the source of many mistakes in my life. <br /><br />Lucky for me, my wife came along threw me a buoy to help me steer through the choppier waters and, in general, am tacking with the wind. As Paul says, with age, comes growth.<br /><br /><br />Best, MarkMark Ahrenshttp://www.booksonbaseball.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560239406011466513.post-43451712925350987992010-06-01T06:58:09.645-04:002010-06-01T06:58:09.645-04:00Actually, the podcast with Ed Achorn on baseballis...Actually, the podcast with Ed Achorn on baseballisms.com was what got me thinking about this topic in the first place! I haven't read the book yet, but it's on my list.Myka Dillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10250873157904131721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560239406011466513.post-90004780543381517532010-06-01T06:53:36.954-04:002010-06-01T06:53:36.954-04:00I definitely have my share of what was I thinking ...I definitely have my share of what was I thinking moments too, Paul. Some of them I even got away with while others I was "caught stealing" (not literally, ha!). I agree that much can be learned by reflecting and I always say I'm a work in progress!Myka Dillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10250873157904131721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560239406011466513.post-89061203427965779842010-05-31T23:03:11.825-04:002010-05-31T23:03:11.825-04:00I'd like to think that most times I express go...I'd like to think that most times I express good judgment. But as time goes by and I get a little older I see that many choices I've made could've exercised a little more wisdom. But hey, hindsight is always 20/20 right? I think what's important to consider is the process. Life is all about growth. And I'm hoping that tomorrow my judgment will be a bit keener than it was today. And I hope those who my life impacts will be blessed a bit more as a result. Thanks for the post!Paul Atkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02292985258345335260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560239406011466513.post-79565019144443593602010-05-26T08:58:26.638-04:002010-05-26T08:58:26.638-04:00...and some days I feel like a stint on the DL is ......and some days I feel like a stint on the DL is the right tonic for me :-)<br /><br />...you should connect with Ed Achorn, if you haven't already, as he recently penned a great book on this era of baseball.Mark Ahrenshttp://www.booksonbaseball.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560239406011466513.post-52540340821941746612010-05-25T21:10:39.445-04:002010-05-25T21:10:39.445-04:00Thanks Mark, I appreciate the encouragement!Thanks Mark, I appreciate the encouragement!Myka Dillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10250873157904131721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560239406011466513.post-18049557458100092092010-05-25T20:05:08.757-04:002010-05-25T20:05:08.757-04:00This is really good stuff. Just found your websit...This is really good stuff. Just found your website. Hope to see more stuff as well.Mark Ahrenshttp://www.booksonbaseball.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560239406011466513.post-82358575288552169602010-04-27T22:40:42.722-04:002010-04-27T22:40:42.722-04:00Myka .. I am so glad to have discovered your great...Myka .. I am so glad to have discovered your great blog, and your great passion for baseball. We both seem to have a similar love of the literature and creativity that the game inspires. <br /><br />When Tim first told me of his amazing discovery, I immediately said that it would make a great book. He chuckled and said that his commitments would not allow him to pursue that idea .. so maybe by writing and talking about these poems, we can somehow help to inspire a complete presentation of Baseball's Sad Lexicon. <br /><br />Your take on the use of Twitter and other social networks, in comparison to the elegant compositions from 100 years ago is quite accurate. I believe that today even more baseball fans have a chance to be heard. Newspapers could only allot a certain amount of space, where we now have unlimited capacity. Today, the challenge is one of curation and discovery and is one of the long range missions of Baseballisms. <br /><br />I am constantly driven by the belief that I can speak to future generations of my family, and hope that some day they will listen to my voice and understand the legacy of the game. <br /><br />Thanks for all of your support, it is an amazing time that we live in!Joe Magennishttp://baseballisms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560239406011466513.post-6859100006712262172010-04-23T17:27:18.957-04:002010-04-23T17:27:18.957-04:00Nice article on Merkle - like your comment about y...Nice article on Merkle - like your comment about yelling at Fred to touch first. For your readers who may want more on the story, we have published a book called Public Bonehead, Private Hero available at www.sportingchancepress.com . Thanks.Sporting Chance Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362406120338370509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560239406011466513.post-27023799474293199702010-02-15T19:27:18.691-05:002010-02-15T19:27:18.691-05:00Thanks Bryan! It was very interesting to research ...Thanks Bryan! It was very interesting to research this topic. I also found this article about a high school pitcher in Iowa who threw balls that killed two boys in one season: http://chapters.sabr.org/fieldofdreams/iowa-baseball-project/15-deaths-on-the-diamond-baseball-and-death-in-iowaMyka Dillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10250873157904131721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560239406011466513.post-16681905918434237212010-02-15T19:03:14.232-05:002010-02-15T19:03:14.232-05:00Nicely written piece about one of baseball's (...Nicely written piece about one of baseball's (sadly) forgotten tragedies - I've always been interested in learning more about the Mays-Chapman incident. I like how you tied it into fighting internal fears. Well done!Bryan Rutthttp://bryanrutt.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com