It’s Not Personal, Only Business
Leo Durocher’s mob connections were well known. Sometimes his pitchers would approach the game as if they were being sent out on a contract hit.
Leo Durocher’s mob connections were well known. Sometimes his pitchers would approach the game as if they were being sent out on a contract hit.
MLB banned nearly two dozen ballplayers for joining a rival league in the 1940s. Not since the expulsion of 8 players in the Black Sox scandal of 1919 had the sport kicked out so many players.
Snider’s career was seemingly dreamed up by a group of Hollywood writers. This card was picked up in my first card show since the 1990s.
Three pitchers have played MLB baseball with sight in one eye. This one leads the rest with more than 600 innings of work in his career.
“Peanuts” Lowrey appeared in various episodes of The Little Rascals before finding success on the diamond.
Wilks and his Cardinals teammates had a reputation for throwing at black batters. Years later this came back to haunt him when a member of his own team knocked him down.
I guess being labeled “ex-manager” is better than your baseball card describing your position as “unemployed.”
Collectors take notice when you’re the best player at your position for a decade.