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Who was the first African American major league baseball player. Most say Jackie Robinson. However, residents of this town say it was another man who did it decades earlier…
Keokuk, Iowa–Major League Baseball Town?
June 4, 2018 by
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You probably don’t think of Keokuk, Iowa as a town that could support a Major League Baseball team. But that was once the case and that team has an important place in history…
50 Years of Broadcasting Major League Baseball
April 13, 2018 by
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162 games a year for 50 years…that’s over 8000 baseball games…and this man has seen virtually every single one of them. Then again…that’s his job. We’ll head to the stadium to catch a game with him…
Keeping the Listener Interested Calling a Ballgame
April 12, 2018 by
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When a baseball broadcaster has to describe a game that is lackluster at best, they may resort to talking about all kinds of things to keep a listener interested. Perhaps they even talk about things like utility poles…
From the Hall of Fame to a Wiffle Ball Bat
June 1, 2011 by
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Collecting and selling sports memorabilia can be big business. John Baker ended up in it somewhat by accident and the stories he has to tell ranger from Hall of Fame stars to the owner of one very special wiffle ball bat…..
One Pitch
October 4, 2010 by
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Carl Mays’ baseball statistics are comparable to many who are in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. However, one pitch may keep him from earning that honor…..
Baseball’s Carl Mays
October 1, 2010 by
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There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Carl Mays. He played on teams with Babe Ruth, had a 15 year major leaguer career, and won over 200 games as a starting pitcher His list of accolades are worthy of the baseball hall of fame.
Brayan Pena
September 28, 2010 by
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Bryan Pena has played catcher for the Atlanta Braves and the Kansas City Royals. However, his proudest accomplishment may be his route to American citizenship…..
Leaving Cuba
September 27, 2010 by
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Imagine growing up in a country where you were not allowed to leave its borders; a place where the stories you heard about the rest of the world were often untrue. Now imagine you take the risk to escape…
For Sale: A Field of Dreams
May 24, 2010 by
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This Iowa farm family is asking $5.4 million dollars for their corn field. For that price you get the house, barns AND a magical baseball diamond. We go to a place that still hosts thousands of visitors, 22 years after a special game was played here…
Jim Thorpe
April 12, 2010 by
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In 1912 he was proclaimed the world’s greatest athlete and some of his Olympic records from that year still stood two decades later. He was a well rounded athlete that even won the Dancing with the Stars competition of his day…
Back to Baseball
September 29, 2009 by
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Jerry Coleman served his country as a pilot during World War II, then returned home to play professional baseball. 1949 marked the first of five consecutive World Series Championships for the New York Yankees; Jerry Coleman was on those teams and remembers some of the biggest names in baseball…
A Yankee Pilot
September 28, 2009 by
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It is difficult to fathom the changes that took place in everyday life in the United State, yet alone Hawaii, after December 1941. Sports took a back seat to the war, of course, yet professional teams still played with depleted ranks…
Waiting to Join…
September 25, 2009 by
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Jerry Coleman was a high school senior when the Japanese hit Pearl Harbor. He was drafted the very next year, but not by the military. Here’s his unique story of service to country and America’s favorite pastime…
