Throwing Hard Easy: A Review of Robin Roberts’ Memoirs
March 16, 2014 by Andrew Martin · Leave a Comment
Baseball fans often get lost in the recollections of former players retelling their life journey through the game. A great example of this hardball trip down memory lane is Throwing Hard Easy: Reflections on a Life in Baseball by Robin Roberts with C. Paul Rogers III (University of Nebraska Press). First published in 2003, the […]
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 […]
A Baseball with Matt Year in Review
April 2, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! Happy blog-iversary! Yup, that’s right, folks; today is the one year anniversary of Baseball with Matt. I just want to thank all of my viewers, without whom I would have never gotten to this point. Anyway, in honor of this special day, I am going to give you all a year in […]
My First Trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame
March 30, 2013 by Matt Nadel · 2 Comments
Hey baseball fans! I am off this week because of spring break, so naturally I took a baseball-related vacation… to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York! If you can believe this, it was actually my first time there and it was AWESOME!!!!!! I had a lot of fun and […]
Hall of Fame Honors Selig With Locked Door
October 6, 2011 by Gabriel Schechter · Leave a Comment
When the press release was distributed by the Hall of Fame on August 18, it seemed like a cool thing–dedicating a library space to the archives of baseball’s nine commissioners. As the release put it, “Cooperstown will also now be forever celebrated as the archival home for the Office of the Commissioner following the Wednesday […]
A Chat with Baseball HOF President Jeff Idelson
July 19, 2011 by Andrew Martin · Leave a Comment
Believe it or not, despite the fact that I have been an ardent fan of baseball for many years, I have never made a trip to the Hall of Fame. Located in Cooperstown, New York, The Hall of Fame is a shrine to America’s game, holding numerous artifacts, exhibits, and other holdings that represent the […]
The Anatomy of a Hall of Famer
February 5, 2011 by Mike Lynch · 6 Comments
It’s been a month now since Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven were introduced as the two newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. I think both deserve it. I also think Blyleven should have been a Hall of Famer a long time ago, but that’s neither here nor there. He’s finally in and […]
Mickey Mantle: The Last Boy
October 26, 2010 by Judy Johnson · 3 Comments
“Get the f___ outta here. It’s like a cemetery to me.”    – Mickey Mantle National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum When I first saw Mickey Mantle he was standing next to a barbecue grill in the late afternoon light outside a motel room in St. Petersburg, Florida.  He struck a relaxed and happy pose, […]
Hawk, The White Rat & God
July 27, 2010 by Dan McCloskey · 1 Comment
Sunday’s inductees into the National Baseball Hall of Fame are a varied group, with nicknames running the spectrum in terms of flattery. With Andre Dawson (aka “Hawk”) being the only player elected on the writers’ ballot, the Veterans Committee saved the day by voting in “The White Rat,” Whitey Herzog, and the umpire otherwise known […]
