A Picture Worth Almost Two Thousand Words: Ted Kluszewski and Me
September 2, 2013 by Greg Howell · 16 Comments
It was a moment that now seems almost as if I imagined it. It was the summer of 1972, I was seventeen years old, freshly graduated from high school, away from home, somewhere in Ohio, and Iron Mike was hurling baseballs at me in a batting cage. Having spent considerable time in this same situation […]
John Fogerty: Rockin’ In Cooperstown
July 22, 2013 by Jeff Cochran · Leave a Comment
John Fogerty has taken his turn at bat in some of the world’s best-known concert venues. Fillmore West. The Fox Theatre. Madison Square Garden. The Royal Albert Hall. But it’s likely the performance that meant the most to him was the one he gave on July 25, 2010 in Cooperstown, New York, at the National […]
Rare Baseball Bat Uncovered
November 23, 2010 by David Stalker · 3 Comments
On March 8, 2009 I posted an article on Seamheads titled “A Tribute to Billy Sullivan.” The article received a comment from Craig Brooks from the state of Oregon. He was looking for information about a curved bat that belonged to Billy Sullivan Sr., that he received from his grandfather in its original case. When […]