There are many references to birds in baseball. Take the Dying Quail or Ducks on the Pond for example. In today’s episode, there is another expression referring to a bird: Duck Fart. The term Duck Fart is baseball slang for a bloop single or a hit that drops in just behind the infield. The term…
Today, 42 years ago, the Philadelphia Phillies got rid of their two mascots Philadelphia Phil and Philadelphia Phillis and introduced their new mascot which entertains the fans until today. In a game vs the Cubs at Veterans Stadium, the large, furry, green bipedal flightless bird made its first appearance in public. According to its official…
TGIF. But when you’re caught in a lockdown, every day is like Friday or Saturday or Sunday. Anyhow, here is another episode of Peanuts Baseball Comic on Friday. For all of you out there stay safe and enjoy the comic.
In the past, I have made several blog posts about my ten favorite MLB, MiLB, Dutch and European caps. This time I want to post an overview of the ten caps of my own collection that I like best. Nr. 10: High Desert Mavericks This is the former home cap of the now-defunct High Desert…
Louisville Slugger, the famed bat company from Kentucky is also hit by the coronavirus. The 165-year old company, not only known for its bats, closed its doors and sent 171 employees on a leave. About 10% of the employees keep working but with a 25% pay cut. Nevertheless, the company will continue to cover all…
Modern caps are made of synthetic fabric. This makes them huge dust catchers. Especially the minor league caps made by New Era attract a LOT of dust but so do the modern MLB caps. I want to show you an easy way to dust off your caps. Of course, you can use a vacuum cleaner…
Nowadays it is very common when a team wins the World Series, its players will get a huge ring. In the early days, the players got some kind of commemoration but it was nowhere close to one of those gargantuan rings. In the first years of Major League Baseball, players got some kind of pin…
TGIF. Therefore there is another episode of Peanuts Baseball Comic on Friday created by Charles M. Schulz. Enjoy.
In today’s episode, we will describe how the Chicago White Sox got their nickname Black Sox. It has nothing to do with them throwing the 1919 World Series. The general thought is that the Chicago White Sox were called the Black Sox because eight of their players threw the 1919 World Series. But that is…
As a baseball fan, you will know the Oakland Athletics sport an elephant as their alternate logo on the sleeves of their jerseys. But where does it come from? Read on and you will learn. Since time immemorial, the Athletics ball club sport a (white) elephant as their (alternate) logo. But what is the link…
