Bill Veeck Day

April 24, 2012 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

Today is Bill Veeck Day. It is the day that Paul Dickson’s biography of Bill Veeck is officially released, the day “Sport Shirt Bill” is back with us once again. Like a bad penny, he has returned. It is something he himself said often, as he bounced between Wrigley Field and Comiskey, forever part of […]

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Teddy Ballgame To Be Honored By USPS With Postage Stamp

September 2, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · Leave a Comment

Red Sox Hall-of-Fame OF Ted Williams was larger than life and possessed the stuff of legend. He was both a baseball hero and a war hero, serving as a naval aviator (USMC pilot) during WWII (1942-46) and the Korean War (1952-53). He was the last baseball player to hit .400 during the regular season while […]

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Padres to Honor Nay Hernandez

March 6, 2010 by Gary Bedingfield · Leave a Comment

Baseball historian Bill Swank is a guy who doesnâ€™t give up easily. In fact, heâ€™s the kind of person who never lets go once heâ€™s got his claws into something. In this case, its Billâ€™s long fought dream to have Manuel P. â€œNayâ€ Hernandez recognized by the San Diego Padres baseball club. Iâ€™m guessing the […]

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