John Thorn, New Official Baseball Historian of MLB, to Appear Monday on “What’s On Second” Podcast
March 4, 2011 by Mike Lynch · Leave a Comment
I’m pleased to announce that my friend and colleague, John Thorn, who was recently named Major League Baseball’s Official Historian, will appear on “What’s On Second: The Seamheads.com Radio Hour” on Monday, March 7 at approximately 9:10 PM EST. “What’s On Second” runs on Blog Talk Radio from 9:00-10:00 PM EST every Monday on the […]
Ken Burns: Same As He Never Was
September 30, 2010 by Jeff Polman · 12 Comments
Life can throw you a big fat knuckle ball. Thirty-three years ago, while writing a feature article for an alternative weekly paper, I spent a fall afternoon with a small documentary film company in western Massachusetts called Florentine. The three Hampshire College graduates based in the nearby village of Florence—Buddy Squires, Roger Sherman and Ken […]
Washington Is a Baseball Town (Again)
June 8, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · 2 Comments
At the top of the seventh inning the crowd began the chant, “Let’s Go Stras-burg” to the same cadence that fans in DC have grown tired of listening to from Philly, Dodger, Red Sox and just about anywhere fans. Â But this chant was all DC and it grew and built. Â “Let’s Go Stras-burg” the entire […]
