Chalmer “Bill” Cissell: The $123,000 Lemon
January 14, 2019 by Mike Lynch · 5 Comments
(Editor’s Note: The following first appeared on this site on October 27, 2009 and an abridged version appears in Baseball’s Untold History: The People) Twenty-four-year-old shortstop Chalmer “Bill” Cissell was so highly regarded by scout Danny Long in 1927 that he convinced White Sox owner Charles Comiskey to send what was estimated to be a […]
Yakima Bears Hope to Fill Void Left by Beavers
July 23, 2011 by Andrew Tuttle · Leave a Comment
Baseball fans in the Portland, OR area saw their beloved Beavers head south last year for warmer pastures, but the metro-area may not go very long without a professional baseball team. As has been reported, the Yakima Bears (Single A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks) are hopeful a planned and expected move to Vancouver, WA […]
Rob Nelson on the Future (and Could-Have Been Past) of Pro Baseball in Portland
March 20, 2011 by Arne Christensen · 2 Comments
I recently talked with Rob Nelson, the co-creator of Big League Chew shredded bubble gum, Portland Mavericks pitcher (and pitching coach) in the mid-1970s, and all-around fixture of Portland’s baseball scene. Our conversation centered on Big League Chew and the Mavs, but we also eventually got around to the plight of pro baseball in Portland […]
