Bobby Thomson passed away at the age of 86 on August 17th. Thomson was a 3 time all-star early in his career with the New York Giants, but for the most part was a journeyman outfielder who kicked around the major leagues from 1946 until 1960, playing with 5 different teams. On the last day … Read More
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Classic Team Logo of The Day
One of the more unusual logos of a minor league baseball team is that of the Las Vegas 51s of the Pacific Coast League. Formerly known as the Las Vegas Stars, the franchise was renamed in 2001 after the Area 51 military base located north of Vegas that is rumored to house alien corpses and technology. … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1975 Topps basketball card of one of the NBA’s legendary “small” guards, Calvin Murphy. Murphy played for the San Diego/ Houston Rockets from 1971 until 1983, and was once a member of the Rockets’ broadcast team. He was also a world class baton twirler, and while playing in college at Niagara University, occasionally twirled baton with … Read More
Youth Baseball Training Tools
A lot of youth baseball leagues across the U.S. today have become pretty sophisticated, with high-end facilities that offer players within the league the use of pitching machines, batting cages, sliding pits and all kinds of other training aides. This is a good thing, if a community can afford it, and if the league officers … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the World Hockey Association’s Minnesota Fighting Saints, in their reincarnated version in the league. The story goes like this – the original Fighting Saints, using this exact logo but in gold and blue colors, were a charter member of the league, competing from 1972 until February of 1976 when they ceased operations because of … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
“Juuuuuust a bit outside”. That was the famous line by Bob Uecker in the classic baseball comedy Major League. This is Uecker’s 1963 Topps baseball card. At the time he was Joe Torre’s backup catcher with the Milwaukee Braves. Uecker’s major league career was a little better than he joked about after it ended, but … Read More
NFL – Brett Favre Returns
Like everybody else, I have had my fill of the Brett Favre drama, with ESPN tracking the plane he took to Florida to get his ankle checked, and the trip by his Viking teammates down to Mississippi to try to convince him to come back. If it wasn’t the same thing that he has done … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the Houston Gamblers of the now defunct United States Football League. Although they were coached by the conservative Jack Pardee, the Gamblers were one of the league’s most exciting teams, as offensive coordinator Mouse Davis installed his “run and shoot” offense, orchestrated by future Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly. The offense threw the … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1968 O-pee-chee hockey card of an all-time great, Jean Beliveau of the Montreal Canadiens. Beliveau is an iconic figure on the most legendary NHL team of them all, the Canadiens. Inducted into the sport’s Hall of Fame in 1972, Beliveau played on 10 Stanley Cup winning teams and, as a team executive, was a part … Read More
MLB – Rangers Pull Away In AL West
At the beginning of the season, the chic pick to win the AL West was the Seattle Mariners, mainly because of their off-season acquisition of pitcher Cliff Lee, who was outstanding in the post-season for the Phillies last year. Well, Lee is leading his team to the division crown after all, except that team is … Read More