Crossing the Pacific

October 5, 2010 by Aaron Somers · 1 Comment

The 1988 Summer Olympics were held in Seoul, Korea. Baseball was merely a â€œdemonstrationâ€ sport but that didnâ€™t mean that the competition wasnâ€™t fierce. Eight teams participated in the tournament which saw a final game played between the United States and Japan. The US team â€“ led by future Major Leaguers Robin Ventura, Jim Abbott, […]

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Part Two: The Story Of The 1888-1889 New York Giants

August 6, 2010 by Brendan Macgranachan · 1 Comment

Every player was smiling when the New York Giants departed the bus that had brought them home from St. Louis, where they had just captured the franchiseâ€™s first World Series. Even President John Day, who was feeling the effects of a flu heâ€™d contracted on the trip, was in a talkative mood about the series. […]

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Part One: The Story Of The 1888-1889 New York Giants

July 16, 2010 by Brendan Macgranachan · 1 Comment

March 8, 1888 was the day the New York Giants arrived in Jacksonville, Florida to begin preparation for the upcoming National League season. The team, entering its sixth year of play in professional baseball, was coming off an 1887 season which saw them finish 4th in the National League. There was, however, plenty of reason […]

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