Oddballs!

The weird, strange, and odd in baseball history.

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Baseball Cards in Song Lyrics

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The title says it all.  Can you think of any songs with baseball cards in the lyrics?    Here's one.... Ageless rock band Chicago  r...
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Deadball Era Nickname Quiz Part I

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I covered the 1901 Tigers and some of the wacky nicknames on the team in previous post, but their were plenty of others across the major le...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Sons of Greatness

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It hard not to notice celebrity scandals. They are all over the place no matter your interest level.  But what about the children of superst...
Saturday, February 23, 2013

Shaved What?!?!

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Slang changes through the years and baseball is no different as words and phrases work their way in and out of fashion.  I recently was brow...
Sunday, February 17, 2013

Arena Baseball at Hughes Stadium

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Imagine Fenway park with the Green Monster just 310 feet from the plate enticing left handed hitters to crack one over the wall.  Now imagin...
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Friday, February 8, 2013

Crowning the King of the Pinch Runners

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Pinch runners can come in several forms: young speed burners, warm bodies taking the spot of a creaky kneed veteran or weak hitting defensiv...
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Tommy Lasorda's 1954 Topps Rookie Card

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Here is a look at longtime Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda's one and only Topps card as a player.   While researching Lasorda for my ...
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