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 […]
Pete Rose: Justice Delivered, But Only Temporarily And Only In Theory
September 12, 2010 by Aaron Somers · 17 Comments
Twenty five years ago today one of the most hallowed records in baseball history was broken when Pete Rose singled to left field against San Diego Padres pitcher Eric Show (who’s tumultuous life and death were chronicled by ESPN’s Outside the Lines) for career hit number 4,192, passing the legendary Ty Cobb. Fireworks instantly went off […]
Story Lines Terrific for First No-Hitter in 6 Years
August 8, 2010 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment
While major league baseball has been basking in perfect games and no-hitters this season, it had been nearly six years since the Atlantic League enjoyed such a feat before Southern Maryland’s Joe Newby and Jim Ed Warden combined to hold Newark hitless in a 3-1 victory at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium Wednesday night. The […]
With 38 Players Used Already, Bears ‘Continuing to Build’; Perkins May Help
June 2, 2010 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment
It is highly advisable for anyone going to a Newark Bears game to pick up a program. This goes for regulars at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium as well as the casual fan or someone watching the Bears on the road. Thirty-six games into the campaign or just past midway in the first half of […]
