Truth in Capacity
The Minnesota Twins claim that attendance at yesterday's Athletics/Twins game was 19,701 or 51% of total capacity. Having attended said game, I will confidently state that attendance was substantially less,…
Book Review: Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic
From the early 1900s when baseball was truly America's Game, Major League Baseball, as had all major professional sports in the United States, has had its share of truly bad…
Meandering Thoughts #65
Would the Washington Senators had won the 1924 World Series or the Pittsburgh Pirates the 1960 World Series if major league infields were as meticulously maintained as today? Would Walter…
Birmingham Athletics?
During stoppage time of the Aston Villa/Brentford Premier League match, the home supporters were shown becoming increasingly frustrated as Villa could not break the Brentford 10-man defense. Aston Villa did…
Oh My Hawks
John Raoux / AP Doris Kearns Goodwin is a life-long, long-suffering Red Sox fan who experienced many heart-wrenching losses over her years. I saw an interview where she described trying…
Athletics!
Seen waiting for a tram in Antwerp, likely unaware of the drama surrounding the team, their owner, and their impending move to Las Vegas. He might not even know whom…
Busch Stadium
My wife and I recently drove to St. Louis for a tech conference I spoke at, and post-conference attended the Cardinals/Cubs game at Busch Stadium, our previous attempt scuppered to…
Las Vegas Athletics, Uggh!
Last week I spoke at KCDC which uses the Kansas City Convention Center. The street-level hallways contain a history of Kansas City - heavy emphasis on a larger-than-life civic leader…
Give It A Rest!
Joe DiMaggio demanded he be introduced as The Greatest Living Ballplayer at all public appearances, such as Yankee Old-Timers' Day. Billy Crystal claims that DiMaggio punched him when Crystal did…
Cut-and-Paste Gone Awry
....because who the fuck is Ryan?!?