Lou Criger Monument Dedication.
June 18, 2012 by David Stalker · Leave a Comment
Sunday June 3, 1912marked the 100-year anniversary of Lou Criger’s final baseball game played. It was the perfect day to honor him on a monument along with his family, admiring fans, and residents of his hometown of Elkhart, Indiana. Family members traveled to Riverview Park from Arizona, Louisiana, North Carolina and various places in Indiana. […]
Historian and Memorabilia Collector Uncovers Truth About Ty Cobb Artifacts and Shotgun Allegedly Used to Kill Cobb’s Father
September 5, 2010 by Mike Lynch · 1 Comment
Ron Cobb, SABR member, historian and memorabilia collector, has penned a fantastic article that recently appeared in The National Pastime: Baseball In the Peach State, titled “The Georgia Peach: Stumped by the Storyteller,” in which the writer uncovers evidence that Cobb biographer Al Stump sold off a collection of Cobb memorabilia that proved to be […]
Live From Spring Training ’10: Cardinals vs. Astros
March 22, 2010 by Bill Gilbert · Leave a Comment
Astro starter, Wandy Rodriguez, couldn’t find a pitch he could get past the St. Louis Cardinals’ all right handed batting order in the first inning and was rocked for 5 runs in a Monday game at Kissimmee.. The big blows were a 2-run double by Ryan Ludwick and a 3-run homer by David Freese. After […]
Live From Spring Training ’10: Yankees vs. Astros
March 20, 2010 by Bill Gilbert · Leave a Comment
A sun-drenched, record crowd of 7,020 fans saw the Houston Astros overcome a 4-0 deficit to defeat a New York Yankees split squad 8-6 in Kissimmee Saturday afternoon. The Yankees struck early against Brett Myers with a home run by Robinson Cano in the second inning and two more runs in the third on a triple by […]
Live From Spring Training ’10: Red Sox Vs. Astros
March 17, 2010 by Bill Gilbert · Leave a Comment
On a perfect day for baseball, the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros showcased their ace pitchers before a capacity crowd in Kissimmee. Roy Oswalt and Jon Lester each worked the first four innings with Oswalt departing with a 1-0 lead for the win. Oswalt focused on locating his fastball while Lester mixed in more off speed and […]
Seamheads.com Beefs Up Its Roster For 2010
March 1, 2010 by Mike Lynch · Leave a Comment
Recently I put out a call for new writers and was floored by the response. In just a week, we’ve added 36 new writers, a lot of whom are professionals or have had the pleasure of covering baseball during their lives, including Sean Lahman, Gabriel Schechter, and former ESPN senior writer Jon Pessah, who helped […]
