Honorary 1962 New York Mets – Paul Foytak

A well-rounded team requires players with a broad range of skills. We’ve been slowly building this loser for over a year now, and we just realized we don’t have a home-run prone pitcher on the roster. In fact, we don’t even have a pitcher on our roster! In today’s edition

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Nasty = Stick With It

With the Mets in the city to play a four-game set with the Giants, earlier this afternoon I went to AT+T Park to hand out fliers for the “Mets Fans in Support of Bryan Stow” Facebook page. I was at the Willie for at least 90 minutes and would have

Remembering Wally Moon

In this post we turn our spotlight on Wally Moon, an outfielder and first baseman who put together a very good, twelve-year career playing for the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers. Six feet tall, with a slender but muscular build, Moon was a potent weapon who stole bases,

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Looking Back At The Break

A season full of surprises stops to catch its breath this week as Baseball Nation readies itself to enjoy its annual mid-season classic, the All-Star Game, which will be played this Tuesday, July 9th, in Kansas City’s Kauffman Stadium. Other events taking place during this break include the Home Run

Remembering Nellie Fox

The first thing that jumps out at me when I think of Hall of Fame second baseman Nellie Fox is the ever present chewing tobacco that always seemed to be in his left cheek. I don’t recall ever seeing him without it, yet I’m certain there were at least some

Remembering Shea Stadium

I just published a “guest” blog post at “C70 At The Bat” for my friend, Missouri resident and and Cardinals fan, Daniel “Champ” Shoptaw, who is on holiday for two weeks and has asked a number of bloggers to keep his blog active while he is camping. I was honored

Remembering Jack Clark’s Years In San Francisco

During the 1978 baseball season, Jack Clark established himself as a consistent power source for the San Francisco Giants. He had scary power, and for those fans who had been following his progress though the minor leagues on the his way to the big club, it was no surprise. Right

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Image Swap Cards? Yes!

The first thing I thought when I saw a 2012 Topps Heritage image swap card was that I had finally gone off the deep end. I heard the famous Twilight Zone theme music playing in my head. I thought I needed stronger lenses in my spectacles. I swore I would

Rachel’s Spirit & I Visit Comerica Park

Earlier this month I took my niece Rachel’s spirit to Comerica Park, where we saw the Detroit Tigers host the Chicago White Sox. We arrived a few minutes before the game got underway, so a bit of ballpark exploring was conducted. Then it’s off to find some seats just in

Raya + 18th Avenue Park

I was out front pulling weeds from the sidewalk in front of the house (yep, you read that right) the other day when I saw that my charming neighbor Robbie was watching her friendly, young daughters, Raya and Rebecca, riding their bicycles on the sidewalk nearby. The girls and I started