Ebbet’s Field shoulda hadda Zeppelin ROOF

Ebbet's Field shoulda hadda Zeppelin ROOF

The Duralumin trusses… that shiny silvery membrane… hmm.
Imagine if there was a Milwaukee-like Kalwall in right, tinted with a gradiant bronze, or greige… When you’s outside lookin’ in at the crowd, it’da looked like an ol’ timey picture.

Casey Stengel Inside the parker in the 1923 World Series

Casey Stengel Inside the parker in the 1923 World Series

Thursday marked the 90-year anniversary of the first World Series game ever played at the original Yankee Stadium. That game was also the first World Series game to be nationally broadcast on-site, which in and of itself is a huge milestone in the game‘s history. But despite the incredible historical significance that surrounded Game 1 of the 1923 World Series, it was the legendary Casey Stengel who stole the headlines, winning the game for the New York Giants with a ninth inning inside-the-park home run off Joe Bush.

It’s a great, almost entirely forgotten baseball moment that has been rarely seen, but thanks to the incredible team over at MLB Productions, we can relive it over and over again through the newsreel footage they released on Thursday. It’s a quick video, but it’s definitely worth a look.

 

“Sons of the game.”

There was an interview back in July with Toronto Blue Jay, Munenori Kawasaki, immediately following their walkoff win.  Munenori had just joined the team days before, and was experiencing how quickly a player can become ingratiated with the hometown fans. Especially, after his scoring in a big win.  That was one of my favorite moments of this season.  I can still close my eyes and see him, still breathing heavily from his running the bases, saying breathlessly…  “I am japaneeeese.”  The fans reacted somewhere between laughter and elation.

This anecdote is just one memory we kept from the 2013 season.  Baseball provides, providentially, the way for a Japanese rookie to find success in a Canadian city – playing an American game – and that is special. 

I write these words to ask;   when is the last time we had a moment of triumph followed by the words, I am an American.  Obama said, “yes we can!” but, I’m not sure who the “we” are.  I don’t think it included me at least, so that doesn’t count.  I mean really triumphantly shouting, I am an American! For All the World to hear…  Think long and hard about it because our failure to recognize and appreciate such sentiment could deprive future generations from retaining their chance to shout it. 

Here’s to Major League Baseball, and Americans everywhere. Here’s to the Postseason, the players, and All, sons of the game.

Oh, and Molina’s still gonna break out the Ya’dstick.  Go Cards!!!Image

Dodgers: Greinke out “INDEFINITELY!”

Pardon me for sayin’ so, but I haven’t heard of being out indefinitely in some time if ever.

Don’t get me wrong; indefinitely, as a word, has potential; Imagine, You’re out on a first date with a beautiful woman, and she says she wants you to c** in her mouth indefinitely: 999 times outta 1001 times, thats a good thing!!!

OR, say you were to hear the news flash:  Government agrees to pay your mortgage-Indefinitely…  Also good.  Maybe not as good as the beautiful girl part but good nonetheless…

Here’s to Greinke “gettin’ back to where he once belonged”,  On the mound in Dodger Stadium.