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Month: July 2010
MLB – All Star Fan Voting (NL)
Just as the American League All Star fan voting is seemingly dominated by fans of the World Series champion New York Yankees, the National League voting is lopsided favoring the NL champion Philadelphia Phillies. The Phils have players at or near the top of the ballot at every position. At first base, the fans have … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
An old logo of the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League, circa 1927. Some of the players on that 1927 Bruins team had great hockey names – Dit Clapper, Dutch Gainor, Sprague Cleghorn and team captain Lionel Hitchman. Hall of Famer Eddie Shore was also a member of the team.
Classic Sports Card of The Day
“Let’s play two!” That was the battle cry of Mr. Cub, Hall of Famer Ernie Banks. Banks’ enthusiasm for the game endeared him with Chicago Cub fans and he remains a favorite to this day. He was one of the all-time greatest shortstops in the game, both in the field and at the plate. This … Read More
MLB – All Star Fan Voting (AL)
The fan voting for the major league All Star game is coming to a close soon, and as usual, a lot of the voting is a popularity contest rather than players being voted in on merit. It’s not a big deal when this happens because the all-star game managers usually right any wrongs when they … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This logo of the Detroit Tigers baseball team was used in the years 1934 through 1960. Players who played for the team in that era include Hank Greenberg, Virgil Trucks, Dizzy Trout, Al Kaline and the first black player to play for the Tigers, Ozzie Virgil, Sr.
Classic Sports Card of The Day
As a follow-up to yesterday’s post about the old American Basketball Association, here is a card of Roland Taylor of the Virginia Squires, showing off the red, white and blue ball used in the league and sporting an Afro (although his is tame compared to some of the players) and ample facial hair that players in the … Read More