Baseball Card Collectors’ Super Hero: Renata Galasso and “The Adventures of Baseball Card Man”Renata Galasso, noted Brooklyn baseball card entrepreneur who achieved notoriety as the “World’s Largest Hobby Card Dealer,” launched her…May 4, 2024May 4, 2024
Japanese Baseball, the Samurai Tradition and the Poet, Masaoka ShikiIn his outstanding work on the 1934 tour of American major league players to Japan, Banzai Babe Ruth, Robert Fitts describes Eiji Sawamura…Mar 21, 2023Mar 21, 2023
Ernest Thayer and Masaoka Shiki: Two Poets and Two Baseball Halls of FameWhat American baseball fan would not recognize this opening line to a baseball poem?Jul 31, 2022Jul 31, 2022
Salesmanship and the 1938 Kellogg’s Baseball SchoolWant to be a good infielder? A lesson provided by the 1938 Kellogg’s Baseball School teaches, “An infielder-baseman and shortstop-must be…Apr 23, 2021Apr 23, 2021
The Negro Leagues Viewed Through Bowman and Topps Baseball CardsIt is significant that Major League Baseball recently “reclassified” the Negro Leagues as deserving major league status. Such…Dec 23, 20201Dec 23, 20201
Norman Rockwell’s painting, “The Three Umpires,” and MLB Umpire Jim JoyceNorman Rockwell’s iconic painting, “The Three Umpires” (also known as “Tough Call,” and “Bottom of the Sixth”), portrays three major…Dec 5, 2020Dec 5, 2020
Baseball Players’ Autographs and Their Other Words as RelicsIf you’ve ever mailed a baseball card to a player with a request for an autograph, you know how exciting it can be to receive it back with…Nov 28, 2020Nov 28, 2020
Post-Pandemic Life and Six-Man BaseballOne of the big, unanswerable question arising from the Coronavirus pandemic is — After the crisis ends or, at least, subsides, will…Apr 22, 2020Apr 22, 2020
Fantasy Baseball With Jack Kerouac and Hal Richman‘Fantasy’ in fantasy baseball games is well-illustrated in the creative efforts of two game creators, Jack Kerouac and Hal Richman. Jack…Apr 2, 2020Apr 2, 2020
Astros Cheating Scandal and Little League Baseball Team NamesShould Little League teams be discouraged from choosing the team name, Astros, because of the cheating scandal hanging over the Major…Feb 22, 2020Feb 22, 2020
