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IGNORING HISTORY CAN HAVE PERILOUS CONSEQUENCES
The recent filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy by the McCourt “led” Dodgers has seeds from the past covering the coffin. It is the latest example of short-term management decision-making; decisions based upon a complete ignorance of, or at best, disregard for the lessons that history tries to impart. Unfortunately, very few in positions [...]
Baseball Trivia
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And the answer to the June 25th Trivia question is . . .
FACTOID: Tip O’Neill. Commonality is the name. One was the longstanding Speaker of the House and lion of the Democratic Party during the middle of the 20th century; the baseball Tip O’Neill was an outfielder for the St. LouisBrowns in 1877. What was so exceptional about the year 1877 in base ball history? This was a period of [...]
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AND the JUNE 25 Trivia Question is . . .
What famous 20th century American politician had something in common with the player with the highest single-season batting average in the 19th century (American Association & National League)?
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AND the answer to the June 19th Trivia question is….
Harry Frazee – in order to finance his theatrical plays & make a back payment on a delinquent moprtgage. The winner was John Sharp from Jacksonville, Florida – who follows the COBB on twitter. Mr. Frazee, Red Sox owner was in a financial bind. He had missed a $125,00 mortgage payment & needed money to [...]
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History Contest Winners
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Script for “The Hot Stove League”
INTRO: “In the middle of the 19th century, base ball’s emergence coincided perfectly with growing health concerns. Crowded urban populations were failing to get fresh air and exercise. All base ball needed was a champion for its cause; someone who could proclaim its virtues of exercise, fresh air, teamwork and character building. Henry Chadwick became that [...]
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Congratulations to Fred Schumacher for winning $100!!!
He posted the answer at 8:38 p.m., June 16th, to the “Twisted Mind” Contest historical error for the “Ben Boy’s Bedtime Story” video called “The Children’s Game”. Fred is a Navy veteran from Yonkers, New York and an avid Yankees’ fan. Like a lot of us veterans, he has been actively involved with youth baseball [...]
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Congratulations to Jason Johnson for winning $200!!!! Posted 2:49, June 16.
Jason is an Air Force veteran who lives in Silverdale, Wshington. He demonstrates his love for baseball by helping coach his son’s little league team. He was the first to identify both the historical errors in the “Fatherhood and Baseball” video: 1. Abner Doubleday, in 1839, was a second year cadet, not a colonel, at [...]
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Ponderous Posings
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Interleague Play?
Give us your thoughts on Interleague Play. Later, we’re going to provide you with some books, articles, and specific discussion topics about the history of interleague play, but first, we want to hear from you all first.
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Manager’s strategies in AL and NL
WHO NEEDS THE MOST KNOWLEDGE IN ORDER TO DO HIS JOB – AN AMERICAN LEAGUE MANGER OR ONE FROM THE NATIONAL LEAGUE? In the first “Ben Boy’s Bedtime Story” I take a tongue-in-cheek swipe at the Designated Hitter Rule. This question is not posed as a reason to vent on whether you hate or love [...]
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Ownership, Duty, and Market Size
WHEN A PERSON (OR CORPORATION) BUYS A MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM WHAT OBLIGATION TO THEIR PARTICULAR URBAN AREA DOES HE ALSO ACQUIRE? Let’s start off with the premise that some sort of public trust is assumed by the owner of a professional team. After all, he has also purchased the right to use a large [...]
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Holiday Base Ball
The earliest accounts of base ball playing by grown men were usually on special occasions such as the end of bringing in the fall crops, barn raising, or holiday celebrations. The following is the best early eyewitness account of a game, in 1838, observed by a Dr. Ford in Beechville, Ontario, Canada. The Beechville Club v. Zorras [...]
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FAIR AND BALANCED: BASEBALL’S EVERLASTING PURSUIT
The early years of base ball (it was two words in those days) witnessed typical scores like 87-36, 94-77, etc. The New England version of playing often required a team to score 100 runs in order to claim victory! With no gloves for fielders and the pitcher required to toss the ball underhanded to the preferred location [...]
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BASE BALL BECAME THE NATIONAL PASTIME IN 1856?
Weekly newspapers were the primary disseminators of cultural, theatrical, and sporting news. There were three weeklies during the 1850s with the phrase “Spirit of the Times” as part of their masthead. As base ball emerged alongside the already established game of cricket, editors learned that base ball news sold newspapers, so conversely, newspapers pushed hard [...]
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The June 19th Trivia Question of the day is…..
What was the name of the Boston Red Sox owner who sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees and why did he need a loan from the Yankee owners? Email your answer to trivia@churchofbaseball.com and win a free COBB laminated membership card (include your address and preferred 6-8 character USER NAME.)
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SOME RIVALRIES HAVE VERY DEEP ROOTS
When the National Association of Base Ball Players (NABBP) was formed in 1856-57, it consisted of a mere handful of greater New York City area teams. By this time, New York City was becoming the center for the dispersal of trade, communication, wealth, and cultural influence in the United States. This fact did not wear well on the part [...]
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Script for “Fatherhood and Baseball”
3rd Voice: One of the longstanding topics of base ball is the unending fascination with who was the “Father of Base Ball”? Many writers become so attached to their subject personage that they often succumb and declare yet another figure the “Father”. Join us as “Pastor Paul” presents some good history – while having FUN [...]
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The Gospel of Sport
In “The Creation of American Team Sports,” George B. Kirsch states: “The most influential champions of the new ideology of sport were the prominent molders of public opinion in antebellum America – namely, journalists, public officials, educators, businessmen, and ministers. It is not surprising that the editors of the national sporting weeklies . . . [...]
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